Harald Burger

Mediensprache: Eine Einfuhrung in Sprache und Kommunikationsformen der Massenmedien Harald Burger 3. voellig neu bearb. Aufl. edition

The book provides a comprehensive introduction to the current status of media linguistics. The basic communication-theoretical concepts of media linguistics are introduced and, following a brief historical review, the most important linguistic phenomena of today's German-language mass media are described using current sample material, while taking the relationship of language to other systems of signs into account. Key Features: - Comprehensive introduction to the main aspects of German language history - Compiled on the basis of historical text corpora - Easy to understand through transcriptions of all historical examples of word usage - A fundamental work in preparation for courses, study and exams