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'Popular Factual Programming' has rapidly come to occupy a place at the forefront of contemporary television culture on an international scale. Tracing the history of reality TV from Candid Camera to The Osbournes, Understanding Reality Television examines a range of programmes which claim to depict 'real life', from reality formatted game shows to 'real crime' programming and make-over TV. Contributors discuss the phenonenon of reality TV in the context of the debates it has introduced to our social, cultural and televisual agendas, such as the construction of celebrity, fandom, surveillance and the politics of representation.

Table of Contents:
Section A: Introduction 1. Phonetics and Phonology 2. Morphology and Lexicology 3. Semantics and Pragmatics 4. Grammatical Parts 5. Text and Discourse 6. Early Language Acquisition 7. Psycholinguistics 8. History of English 9. Sociolinguistics 10. World Englishes 11. Stylistics 12. Methodological Paradigms 13. Language Theories Section B. Development: Aspects of English 1. Consonants and Vowels 2. Lexical Semantics 3. Pragmatic Principles 4. Syntax 5. Conversation 6. Literacy 7. Schemas 8. Standardisation 9. Language attitudes 10. Codification 11. Stylistic Analysis 12. Techniques and Ethics 13. Language and Thought Section C. Exploration: Investigating English Language 1. Performing Accents 2. Word Plays 3. Doing Politeness 4. Syntactic Effects 5. Texts in Action 6. Learning to Read 7. Exploring the Mind 8. Corrections 9. Identify Yourself 10. Influencing Language 11. Exploring Literature 12. Collecting Data 13. Theory into Practice D. Extension: Linguistic Readings 1. Glottalisation in Cardiff (Collins and Mees) 2. The Search for Units of Meaning (Sinclair) 3. The Speech Acts of the In-Group (Cutting) 4. Prefabricated Expressions in Spoken Language (Cheshire) 5. Advertising Discourse (Cook) 6. Socialisation and Grammatical Development (Ochs and Schieffelin) 7. Promoting Perception (Field) 8. Lexical Change (Smith) 9. Social Relationships and Social Practices (Milroy and Gordon) 10. The Development of World Englishes (Kirkpatrick) 11. Transitivity as Point of View (Simpson) 12. Qualitative, Quantitative, and Mixed Methods Research (Dornyei) 13. Researching 'Real' language (Carter and Sealey)

About the Author :
'Su Holmes is a Lecturer in Media with Cultural Studies at Southampton Institute. She has published widely on the early relations between British television and film culture in journals such as Screen, Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television and Journal of Popular British Cinema. She is currently writing on a book on the early cinema programme on British television, and is working more widely on the subject of Reality TV'. Deborah Jermyn is a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at University of Surrey, Roehampton. She has published widely on crime and the media, and women and popular culture, including articles in Screen, Feminist Media Studies and The International Journal of Cultural Studies. She is also the co-editor of The Reader in Audience Studies (Routledge, 2002) and The Cinema of Kathryn Bigelow: Hollywood Transgressor(Wallflower Press, 2003)

Review :
'In this exciting new textbook, Louise Mullany and Peter Stockwell have provided a fresh and imaginative set of alternatives for teaching and learning a huge amount about the English language. The book allows for creative and lateral approaches to developing an understanding of important linguistic concepts and, together with the thought-provoking activities, and accessible readings, guarantees there is something to stimulate every learner.' Janet Holmes, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand 'Introducing English Language is ambitious in its scope, providing a comprehensive, systematic introduction to a wide range of linguistic concepts as well as offering a panoramic perspective on the full range of issues that come into view when these concepts are used to ask questions about the English language.' Chris Christie, University of Loughborough, UK 'This book is a welcome addition to the Routledge English Language Introductions series. It covers the wide area of English Language studies admirably and is written in a readable, lively but authoritative style that will appeal to all those starting their studies in this field. It contains a wealth of creative activities for students to get to grips with, and it does so in an engaging but always entertaining spirit. I warmly recommend the book as a refreshing and challenging starter to university-level studies in the English language.' Richard J. Watts, University of Berne, Switzerland 'Definitely required for both students of English and English Linguistics. The writing is unusually clear, engaging, and carefully crafted. I have no doubt this textbook will become a bestseller in introductory courses for English Language and Linguistics. Its usefulness is enhanced by RELI's user-friendly 'flexi-texts' that the students can use to choose their own path through the book.' Kensei Sugayama, Kyoto Prefectural University, Japan


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781135161828
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: Routledge
  • Language: English
  • No of Pages: 320
  • ISBN-10: 1135161828
  • Publisher Date: 18 Dec 2003
  • Binding: Digital (delivered electronically)
  • No of Pages: 320

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