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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415169119
• ISBN13: 9780415169110
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.7" x 9.6"