Title: The language of crime and deviance : an introduction to critical linguistic analysis in media and popular culture /
Authors: Mayr, Andrea, 1972-; Machin, David,
Publisher: Continuum,
Year: 2012
Subjects: Sociolinguistics.; Mass media and language.; Language and culture.; Discourse analysis.
Contents: Machine generated contents note: 1. Introduction: crime, deviance and language -- 2. Simple word choice and the representation of people and action in crime -- 3. Concealment and evasion in crime reporting through grammar -- 4. Young people and crime -- 5. Women and crime -- 6. The criminal justice system in the media: the police -- 7. The criminal justice system in the media: the prison -- 8. Corporate crime -- 9. Conclusion.