1st Edition
Corpus-Based Sociocultural Linguistics and the Representation of Linguistic Diversity on Television
By Monika Bednarek
Copyright 2027
320 Pages
40 B/W Illustrations
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Routledge
Media representations of linguistic diversity matter. In this innovative book, Bednarek uses a case study of Australian television dialogue to introduce novel methods for studying such representations.
The volume examines 16 television series holistically, presenting a new approach called corpus-based sociocultural linguistics. This means applying corpus methods such as keyword analysis,... Read more
Preface, Chapter 1 Corpus linguistics and indexicality in fictional media: an Australian case study of linguistic diversity on television, Chapter 2 Data and methodology, Chapter 3 Keyword analysis: an overview, Chapter 4 Telecinematic indexicalities: keywords and character identity, Chapter 5 Lexical profiling and important indexes of Aboriginal identity, Chapter 6 Lexical profiling of unfamiliar words: variation, use, indexicalities, Chapter 7 Longer lexical structures and grammatical features, Chapter 8 Conclusion, Appendix, References, Index
Biography
Monika Bednarek is Professor in Linguistics at the University of Sydney, Australia.
