The Language of Sport

By Adrian Beard

The Language of Sport:
* looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting'
* explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity
* examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to sell other products
* includes BBC, ITV and radio transcripts of such sporting events as Euro '96

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 113814634X
• ISBN13: 9781138146341
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.6"