{"product_id":"9783030202408","title":"Critical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty: A Corpus Approach to Historical Social Change 1785–2009","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCritical Studies in Risk and Uncertainty: A Corpus Approach to Historical Social Change 1785–2009\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eZinn, Jens O.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents a case study of the proliferation of \u003ci\u003eat risk\u003c\/i\u003e-language in \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e news coverage from 1785 to 2009, illuminating the changing social experience of risk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eZinn presents an historical examination of the forces which have shaped the language of risk over time, and considers how linguistic developments in recent decades are underpinned by issues such as cultural and structural transformations, the management of infectious and chronic diseases and climate change. He also explores changes in the public sphere, including the production of the news.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBased on an interdisciplinary research project which combines linguistic research tools with sociological analysis of the social contexts, the book contributes to a better understanding of how '\u003ci\u003eat risk'\u003c\/i\u003e has become a defining feature of the UK in recent decades, and one which permeates all kinds of social domains. This research will be a point of reference for students and scholars engaging with risk studies from various disciplines including sociology, media studies, history and socio-linguistics.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2020-08-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783030202408\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-030-20238-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 278\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44406608330892,"sku":"9783030202408","price":49.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783030202408_670d9d03-c7ea-4523-9c31-c7f7e6c9833a.jpg?v=1776776696","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783030202408","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}