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The Language of Sport (Intertext)

Author Adrian Beard
Publisher Routledge
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Author(s)Adrian Beard
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN / ASIN0415169119
ISBN-139780415169110
AvailabilityUsually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank2,989,020
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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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