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OverviewThis book presents a case study of the proliferation of at risk-language in The Times news coverage from 1785 to 2009, illuminating the changing social experience of risk. Zinn presents an historical examination of the forces which have shaped the language of risk over time, and considers how linguistic developments in recent decades are underpinned by issues such as cultural and structural transformations, the management of infectious and chronic diseases and climate change. He also explores changes in the public sphere, including the production of the news. Based on an interdisciplinary research project which combines linguistic research tools with sociological analysis of the social contexts, the book contributes to a better understanding of how 'at risk' has become a defining feature of the UK in recent decades, and one which permeates all kinds of social domains. This research will be a point of reference for students and scholars engaging with risk studies from various disciplines including sociology, media studies, history and socio-linguistics. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Jens O. ZinnPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030202408ISBN 10: 3030202402 Pages: 278 Publication Date: 14 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction.2. Understanding Social and Linguistic Change.3. At Risk-Constructs as Research Object: Research Design and Methods.4.Risk in The Times - 1950s to 2000s.5. People and Valued Objects at Risk in The Times - 1780s to 2000s.6. From Substantial Risk to Social Relations and Rhetoric.7. Institutional Strategies and a New Quality.8. Changes in News Production and Linguistic Change.9. Social Forces and the Proliferation of at Risk-Language.ReviewsTwo worthy aspects of this book are its methodological strength and its theoretical contributions. ... the book will serve as an important stepping stone for the further fusion of corpus linguistics and sociology. It would be methodologically and theoretically useful for the researchers in various disciplines, such as sociology, media studies, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics. (Fan Pan and Rulan Hu, Discourse & Society, Vol. 32 (2), 2020) “Two worthy aspects of this book are its methodological strength and its theoretical contributions. ... the book will serve as an important stepping stone for the further fusion of corpus linguistics and sociology. It would be methodologically and theoretically useful for the researchers in various disciplines, such as sociology, media studies, corpus linguistics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics.” (Fan Pan and Rulan Hu, Discourse & Society, Vol. 32 (2), 2020) Author InformationJens O. Zinn is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Melbourne, Australia and Guest Professor at the Risk and Crisis Research Centre at Mid Sweden University, Sweden. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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