Watching TV with a Linguist - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kristy Beers Fagersten (Editor), Kay Richardson (Contribution by), Joseph Trotta (Contribution by)Series:Television and Popular CulturePublish date:2016-09-09Pages:406
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815610816ISBN-10:815610815UPC:9780815610816Book Category:Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Television, Linguistics, Media StudiesBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC225S2J5T
Watching TV with a Linguist
In Watching TV with a Linguist, F gersten challenges the conventional view of television as lowbrow entertainment devoid of intellectual activity. Rather, she 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 humor, conveying drama, and developing identifiable...
Series: Television and Popular Culture
Language:EnglishPublisher:Syracuse University PressISBN-13:9780815610816ISBN-10:815610815UPC:9780815610816Book Category:Performing Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Television, Linguistics, Media StudiesBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.00 x 5.90 x 1.10 inchesWeight:1.2522Product ID:SC225S2J5T
Kristy Beers Fägersten is associate professor of English linguistics at Södertörn University in Sweden. She is the author of Who's Swearing Now? The Social Aspects of Conversational Swearing.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
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