The language of magazines / Linda McLoughlin.
"This unique book is invaluable for all students of language. By exploring examples from magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Diva and many more, readers will learn how magazines: use linguistic techniques such as puns and presuppositions to capture the reader's attention com...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2000.
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| Series: | Intertext (London, England).
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| Summary: | "This unique book is invaluable for all students of language. By exploring examples from magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Men's Health, Diva and many more, readers will learn how magazines: use linguistic techniques such as puns and presuppositions to capture the reader's attention combine image and text to produce meaning convey ideological messages construct images of the sexes through language."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | xii, 115 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-115) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0415214246 9780415214247 |