Vox Popular : The Surprising Life of Language in the Media.
Queen, Robin.
Vox Popular : The Surprising Life of Language in the Media. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (287 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Linguistic Conventions Used in Vox Popular -- Keywords Found in Each Chapter -- Chapter 1 Language in a Mediated World -- Mad Men in a Modern Family World -- Why Does a Linguist Care about Mad Men or Modern Family? -- Narrative Media as a Site for Linguistic Exploration -- Language Variation in the Narrative Media -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Exploring Language and Language Variation -- Introduction -- Languages and Dialects -- The Components of a Grammar -- All the Systems Work as a System -- Systems of Variation -- Language Change -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Studying Language Variation in the Media -- Introduction -- Formulating a Research Question -- Turning Narrative Media into Data -- Analytic Orientation -- Transcribing Your Data -- Coding Your Data -- Constructing a Corpus -- Quantitative Methods -- Qualitative Methods -- Triangulating Your Evidence with Different Analytic Approaches -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Dimensions of Variation -- Introduction -- Non-Linguistic/Linguistic -- Spoken/Written -- Non-Standard/Standard -- Informal/Formal -- Unplanned/Planned -- Local/Global -- Private/Public -- Putting It All Together -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Making Language Variation Meaningful -- Introduction -- Meaning -- Indexical Meaning -- Ideology -- Ideology about Language -- Ideology, Indexicality, and Power -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Language Variation and Characterization -- Introduction -- Characterization and Language -- Realness and Authenticity -- Identity and Identification -- Relational Identity -- Norms and Types -- Social Personae -- Indexical Authenticity -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Language as Narrative Action -- Introduction -- Performance and Speech Acts -- Language as a Plot Device. Switching as Action -- Taboo Language as Action -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Connecting to the Audience -- Introduction -- Audiences -- Audience Design -- Setting Expectations for Viewers -- Enregisterment -- Stylization -- Interacting with Audiovisual Media -- The End -- Note -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
9781118991381
Language and languages-Variation.
Mass media and language.
Popular culture-Social aspects.
Electronic books.
P96.L34 .Q84 2015
302.2301/4
Vox Popular : The Surprising Life of Language in the Media. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (287 pages) - New York Academy of Sciences Series . - New York Academy of Sciences Series .
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- A Note on the Linguistic Conventions Used in Vox Popular -- Keywords Found in Each Chapter -- Chapter 1 Language in a Mediated World -- Mad Men in a Modern Family World -- Why Does a Linguist Care about Mad Men or Modern Family? -- Narrative Media as a Site for Linguistic Exploration -- Language Variation in the Narrative Media -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 2 Exploring Language and Language Variation -- Introduction -- Languages and Dialects -- The Components of a Grammar -- All the Systems Work as a System -- Systems of Variation -- Language Change -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 3 Studying Language Variation in the Media -- Introduction -- Formulating a Research Question -- Turning Narrative Media into Data -- Analytic Orientation -- Transcribing Your Data -- Coding Your Data -- Constructing a Corpus -- Quantitative Methods -- Qualitative Methods -- Triangulating Your Evidence with Different Analytic Approaches -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 4 Dimensions of Variation -- Introduction -- Non-Linguistic/Linguistic -- Spoken/Written -- Non-Standard/Standard -- Informal/Formal -- Unplanned/Planned -- Local/Global -- Private/Public -- Putting It All Together -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 5 Making Language Variation Meaningful -- Introduction -- Meaning -- Indexical Meaning -- Ideology -- Ideology about Language -- Ideology, Indexicality, and Power -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 6 Language Variation and Characterization -- Introduction -- Characterization and Language -- Realness and Authenticity -- Identity and Identification -- Relational Identity -- Norms and Types -- Social Personae -- Indexical Authenticity -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 7 Language as Narrative Action -- Introduction -- Performance and Speech Acts -- Language as a Plot Device. Switching as Action -- Taboo Language as Action -- Notes -- References -- Chapter 8 Connecting to the Audience -- Introduction -- Audiences -- Audience Design -- Setting Expectations for Viewers -- Enregisterment -- Stylization -- Interacting with Audiovisual Media -- The End -- Note -- References -- Index -- End User License Agreement.
9781118991381
Language and languages-Variation.
Mass media and language.
Popular culture-Social aspects.
Electronic books.
P96.L34 .Q84 2015
302.2301/4