{"product_id":"9780470659922","title":"Vox Popular The Surprising Life of Language in the Media","description":"\u003ch1\u003eVox Popular\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Surprising Life of Language in the Media\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRobin Queen\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Linguistics \/ Sociolinguistics\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices—such as what accent or dialect to use—offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. Ideal for students of language variation as well as general readers interested in media, \u003ci\u003eVox Popular\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging tour through the major issues of sociolinguistic study as heard in the voices from mass media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Provides readers with a unified and accessible picture of the interrelationships between language variation and the mass media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Presents detailed original analyses of multiple audiovisual media sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Includes a broad methods chapter covering quantitative and qualitative methods in a style not available in any other textbook\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• All theoretical terms are accessibly explained, with engaging examples, making it suitable for non-academics as well as undergraduate students\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Incorporates pedagogical textboxes throughout and includes sections dedicated to developing practical skills for the field\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobin Queen\u003c\/b\u003e is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Linguistics, English Languages and Literatures, and Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. In addition to her research on language variation in the mass media, Queen has extensively researched language, gender, and sexuality; intonation and prosody; and contact-related language change. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThrough the Golden Door: Educational Approaches for Immigrant Adolescents with Limited Schooling\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 January 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470659922\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e13.12\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315390705804,"sku":"9780470659922","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470659922_772d0db3-8cf7-4b4e-95d9-cac2e21ebd99.jpg?v=1780110770","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470659922","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}