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Watching TV with a Linguist

Watching TV with a Linguist( )
Editor: Beers Fägersten, Kristy
Contribution by: Richardson, Kay
Trotta, Joseph
Ann, Jean
Green, Hanna
Eitelmann, Matthias
Stange, Ulrike
Percillier, Michael
Sams, Jessie
Aygen, Gulstat
Fiorentini, Ilaria.
Quaglio, Paulo
Series title:Television and Popular Culture Ser.
ISBN:978-0-8156-1081-6
Publication Date:Sep 2016
Publisher:Syracuse University Press
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $34.95
Book Description:

Challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, Fägersten champions the use of fictional television to learn about linguistics and at the same time promotes enriched television viewing experiences by explaining the role of language in creating humour, conveying drama, and developing identifiable characters.

Book Details
Pages:406
Detailed Subjects: Performing Arts / Television / General
Language Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6 x 9 x 1.062 Inches
Book Weight:0.77 Pounds



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