This lively and accessible study of media and discourse combines theoretical reflection with empirical engagement, and brings together insights from a range of

The study of language ideologies has become a key theme in sociolinguistics over the past decade. It is the study of the relationship between representations of

The study of media language is increasingly important both for media studies and for discourse analysis and sociolinguistics. In Media Discourse, Norman Fairclo

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Bringing together contributions from a team of international scholars, this pioneering book applies theories and approaches from linguistics, such as discourse