What makes language in the media different
from ‘everyday’ or ‘person-to-person’ domains is the presence - seen or unseen,
human or technical – of some intermediary or facilitator, and it is the impact
on language by this facilitation or mediation that is the focus of this new 4
volume collection, Language and the Media. Including seminal theoretical
articles, case studies, and review articles, the collection will look at
language as a means of managing the media audience, will explore language as a
topic in the media, and will set out how language is used as a mode of media
communication