{"product_id":"the-language-of-crime-and-andrea-mayr-9781441102409","title":"The Language of Crime and Deviance: An Introduction to Critical Linguistic Analysis in Media and Popular Culture","description":"\u003cp\u003eThere is now a long tradition of academic literature in media studies and criminology that has analysed how we come to think about crime, deviance and punishment. This book for the first time deals specifically with the role of language in this process, showing how critical linguistic analysis can provide further crucial insights into media representations of crime and criminals. Through case studies the book develops a toolkit for the analysis of language and images in examples taken from a range of media. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Language of Crimeand Deviance covers spoken, written and visual media discourses and focuses on a number of specific areas of crime and criminal justice, including media constructions of young people and women; media and the police, 'reality' crime shows; corporate crime; prison and drugs.It is therefore a welcome and valuable contribution to the fields of linguistics, criminology, media and cultural studies.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrea Mayr,David Machin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144110240X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781441102409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Continuum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d","brand":"Andrea Mayr","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485200920831,"sku":"9781441102409","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c6623ca-d65c-452d-b405-7eecd3af6b52.jpg?v=1778048571","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-language-of-crime-and-andrea-mayr-9781441102409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}