The Language Of Sport (Intertext)

The Language of Sport: * looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting' * explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity * examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to sell other products * includes BBC, ITV and radio transcripts of such sporting events as Euro '96

• • Author: Adrian Beard
• • Publisher: Routledge
• • Publication Date: May 11, 2016
• • Number of Pages: 128 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 113814634X
• • ISBN-13: 9781138146341