Meaning in the Media

Discourse, Controversy and Debate

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science
Cover of the book Meaning in the Media by Alan Durant, Cambridge University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Alan Durant ISBN: 9780511739408
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: March 4, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Alan Durant
ISBN: 9780511739408
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: March 4, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Meaning in the Media addresses the issue of how we should respond to competing claims about meaning put forward in confrontations between people or organisations in highly charged circumstances such as bitter public controversies and expensive legal disputes. Alan Durant draws attention to the pervasiveness and significance of such meaning-related disputes in the media, investigating how their 'meaning' dimension is best described and explained. Through his analysis of deception, distortion, bias, false advertising, offensiveness and other kinds of communicative behaviour that trigger interpretive disputes, Durant shows that we can understand both meaning and media better if we focus in new ways on moments in discourse when the apparently continuous flow of understanding and agreement breaks down. This lively and contemporary volume will be invaluable to students and teachers of linguistics, media studies, journalism and law.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Meaning in the Media addresses the issue of how we should respond to competing claims about meaning put forward in confrontations between people or organisations in highly charged circumstances such as bitter public controversies and expensive legal disputes. Alan Durant draws attention to the pervasiveness and significance of such meaning-related disputes in the media, investigating how their 'meaning' dimension is best described and explained. Through his analysis of deception, distortion, bias, false advertising, offensiveness and other kinds of communicative behaviour that trigger interpretive disputes, Durant shows that we can understand both meaning and media better if we focus in new ways on moments in discourse when the apparently continuous flow of understanding and agreement breaks down. This lively and contemporary volume will be invaluable to students and teachers of linguistics, media studies, journalism and law.

More books from Cambridge University Press

Cover of the book The New Cambridge Companion to Joseph Conrad by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Collecting, Managing, and Assessing Data Using Sample Surveys by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Rising Waters by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Hasan al-Turabi by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Epicurus and the Epicurean Tradition by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Ethical Problems and Genetics Practice by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Mobility Data by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Religious War and Religious Peace in Early Modern Europe by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Understanding Autobiographical Memory by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Capitalizing on Nature by Alan Durant
Cover of the book The United States in a Warming World by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Forests and Global Change by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Modern Treaty Law and Practice by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Research Methods in Conflict Settings by Alan Durant
Cover of the book Education in Anesthesia by Alan Durant
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy