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Record Nr.

UNINA9911145507103321

Autore

Studer Patrick

Titolo

Historical corpus stylistics : media, technology and change / / Patrick Studer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Continuum, 2008

ISBN

9786612014161

9781441139177

1441139176

9781282014169

1282014161

9781441131690

1441131698

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (280 p.)

Collana

Corpus and discourse

Disciplina

410.188

Soggetti

English language - Style - History

Newspapers - Language - History

Corpora (Linguistics)

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

pt. 1. Socio-stylistic dimensions -- pt. 2. Technologically facilitated innovation -- pt. 3. Situational aspects : news context and early media change.

Sommario/riassunto

Using data from a newspaper corpus, this book offers the first empirical study into the development of style in early mass media. The book analyses how news discourse was shaped over time by external factors, such as the historical context, news production, technological innovation and current affairs, and as such both conformed to and deviated from generic conventions. In this analysis, media style appears as a dynamic concept which is highly sensitive to innovative approaches towards making news not only informative but also entertaining to read. This cutting edge survey will be of interest