The UK ‘at Risk’: A Corpus Approach to Historical Social Change 1785–2009 - Couverture souple

Zinn, Jens O.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 3030202402 ISBN 13 : 9783030202408

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2020

Synopsis

This book presents a case study of the proliferation of at risk-language in The Times news coverage from 1785 to 2009, illuminating the changing social experience of risk.

Zinn presents an historical examination of the forces which have shaped the language of risk over time, and considers how linguistic developments in recent decades are underpinned by issues such as cultural and structural transformations, the management of infectious and chronic diseases and climate change. He also explores changes in the public sphere, including the production of the news.  

Based on an interdisciplinary research project which combines linguistic research tools with sociological analysis of the social contexts, the book contributes to a better understanding of how 'at risk' has become a defining feature of the UK in recent decades, and one which permeates all kinds of social domains. This research will be a point of reference for students and scholars engaging with risk studies from various disciplines including sociology, media studies, history and socio-linguistics.  

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jens O. Zinn is Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Melbourne, Australia and Guest Professor at the Risk and Crisis Research Centre at Mid Sweden University, Sweden.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 3030202402
• ISBN 13: 9783030202408
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 292
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