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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810728703321

Autore

Busà€ Maria Grazia

Titolo

Introducing the language of the news : a student's guide / / M. Grazia Busà€

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2014

ISBN

1-135-14455-9

0-415-63730-9

0-203-79706-X

1-135-14447-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (177 p.)

Disciplina

070.101/4

Soggetti

Mass media and language

Broadcast journalism - Language

Newspapers - Language

Discourse analysis - Social aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Making news -- 2. Defining news -- 3. Sourcing news -- 4. Conveying meaning through design -- 5. Structuring the story -- 6. Headline, lead and story proper -- 7. The tools of the trade -- 8. Reporting information and evaluating likelihood -- 9. The power of words.

Sommario/riassunto

Introducing the Language of the News is a comprehensive introduction to the language of news reporting. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, the book provides an accessible analysis of the processes that produce news language, and discusses how different linguistic choices promote different interpretations of news texts. Key features include:comprehensive coverage of both print and online news, including news design and layout, story structure, the role of headlines and leads, style, grammar and vocabularya range of contemporary examples in the international press, from the 2012 Olympic