
Representing Schizophrenia in the Media: A Corpus-Based Approach to UK Press Coverage
by James Balfour
Title:
Representing Schizophrenia in the Media: A Corpus-Based Approach to UK Press Coverage
Author:
James Balfour
Series (if any):
Routledge Applied Corpus Linguistics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
208 pages, 17 Line drawings, black and white; 17 Illustrations, black and white
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
ISBN-13:
9780367560041
EAN:
9780367560041
Classifications:
Language: reference and general
Weight (g):
468
Dimensions (mm):
157 x 235 x 17
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Examining a 15 million-word corpus of articles by nine UK national newspapers over 15 years, Balfour draws on techniques from corpus linguistics & critical discourse analysis to identify the most frequent & salient linguistic features used to influence & reflect attitudes towards schizophrenia.











