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Language and Media

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2008

Michael L. Geis
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There are a number of linguistic issues that arise in connection with mass media, including the relationship between media and language attitudes, the role of language in the news, and the role of language in advertising. In the last three years, there has been active scholarship in each of these areas. In what follows, there is a brief discussion of developments in each of these areas and an annotated bibliography.

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Language and the Professions
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Annual Review of Applied Linguistics , Volume 7 , March 1986 , pp. 64 - 73
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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