'Refreshingly, none of the contributors descends to the banal claim that "9/11 changed everything".' – Times Higher Education Supplement'This collection of essays ... sheds light on the way language develops in all societies and times. I recommend this collection to anyone interested in the subtle links between the global economy and the intimacies of personal expression.' – Times Higher Education Supplement'The strength and value of this volume lie in the diversity of its individual articles, written by an interesting mix of scholars and media professionals.' – Linguist List'A comprehensive guide to media discourse ... The overview of media language that this text provides makes it useful to linguists as well as journalists and public relations professionals.' – Language

• List of contributors, Foreword by Simon Jenkins, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Jean Aitchison and Diana Lewis, I. Modern media discourse, 1. Poles apart: globalisation and the development of news discourse across the 20th century Allan Bell 2. Modern media myths Raymond Snoddy, 3.Globalizing 'communication' Deborah Cameron, 4.The new incivility: threat or promise? Robin Lakoff, 5. Parochialising the Global: language in the British Tabloid Press Martin Conboy; II. Modes of the media 6. Reporting, reportage and literature John Carey, 7. Speaking to Middle England: Radio Four and its listeners, David Hendy, 8. Literacy and the new media: vita brevis, lingua brevis Angela Kesseler and Alexander Bergs, 9. Why email looks like speech: proofreading, pedagogy, and public face Naomi Baron, 10. Online news: a new genre? Diana Lewis; III. Representation and models, 11. Writing wine columns Malcolm Gluck, 12. Rhetoric, bluster and on_line gaffes: The tough life of a White House spin_doctor Alan Partington, 13. Politics is Marriage and Show Business: A View From Recent Taiwanese Political Discourse Jennifer Wei, 14. 'Emotional DIY' and Proper Parenting in Kilroy Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, 15. Language and American 'good taste': Martha Stewart as mass media role model Catherine Evans Davie; IV. The effect of the media on language, 16. Noun phrases in media texts: a quantificational approach Yibin Ni, 17. Economy vs. explicitness: the evolution of increasingly dense nominal styles in newspaper language Douglas Biber, 18. Newspapers and neologisms John Ayto, 19. Reliable authority. Tabloids, film, e-mail, and speech as sources for dictionaries, John Simpson, 20. From Armageddon to War: the vocabulary of terrorism Jean Aitchison, Index

'Refreshingly, none of the contributors descends to the banal claim that "9/11 changed everything".' – Times Higher Education Supplement'This collection of essays ... sheds light on the way language develops in all societies and times. I recommend this collection to anyone interested in the subtle links between the global economy and the intimacies of personal expression.' – Times Higher Education Supplement'The strength and value of this volume lie in the diversity of its individual articles, written by an interesting mix of scholars and media professionals.' – Linguist List'A comprehensive guide to media discourse ... The overview of media language that this text provides makes it useful to linguists as well as journalists and public relations professionals.' – Language

• List of contributors, Foreword by Simon Jenkins, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Jean Aitchison and Diana Lewis, I. Modern media discourse, 1. Poles apart: globalisation and the development of news discourse across the 20th century Allan Bell 2. Modern media myths Raymond Snoddy, 3.Globalizing 'communication' Deborah Cameron, 4.The new incivility: threat or promise? Robin Lakoff, 5. Parochialising the Global: language in the British Tabloid Press Martin Conboy; II. Modes of the media 6. Reporting, reportage and literature John Carey, 7. Speaking to Middle England: Radio Four and its listeners, David Hendy, 8. Literacy and the new media: vita brevis, lingua brevis Angela Kesseler and Alexander Bergs, 9. Why email looks like speech: proofreading, pedagogy, and public face Naomi Baron, 10. Online news: a new genre? Diana Lewis; III. Representation and models, 11. Writing wine columns Malcolm Gluck, 12. Rhetoric, bluster and on_line gaffes: The tough life of a White House spin_doctor Alan Partington, 13. Politics is Marriage and Show Business: A View From Recent Taiwanese Political Discourse Jennifer Wei, 14. 'Emotional DIY' and Proper Parenting in Kilroy Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, 15. Language and American 'good taste': Martha Stewart as mass media role model Catherine Evans Davie; IV. The effect of the media on language, 16. Noun phrases in media texts: a quantificational approach Yibin Ni, 17. Economy vs. explicitness: the evolution of increasingly dense nominal styles in newspaper language Douglas Biber, 18. Newspapers and neologisms John Ayto, 19. Reliable authority. Tabloids, film, e-mail, and speech as sources for dictionaries, John Simpson, 20. From Armageddon to War: the vocabulary of terrorism Jean Aitchison, Index

'Refreshingly, none of the contributors descends to the banal claim that "9/11 changed everything".' – Times Higher Education Supplement'This collection of essays ... sheds light on the way language develops in all societies and times. I recommend this collection to anyone interested in the subtle links between the global economy and the intimacies of personal expression.' – Times Higher Education Supplement'The strength and value of this volume lie in the diversity of its individual articles, written by an interesting mix of scholars and media professionals.' – Linguist List'A comprehensive guide to media discourse ... The overview of media language that this text provides makes it useful to linguists as well as journalists and public relations professionals.' – Language

• List of contributors, Foreword by Simon Jenkins, Acknowledgements, Introduction, Jean Aitchison and Diana Lewis, I. Modern media discourse, 1. Poles apart: globalisation and the development of news discourse across the 20th century Allan Bell 2. Modern media myths Raymond Snoddy, 3.Globalizing 'communication' Deborah Cameron, 4.The new incivility: threat or promise? Robin Lakoff, 5. Parochialising the Global: language in the British Tabloid Press Martin Conboy; II. Modes of the media 6. Reporting, reportage and literature John Carey, 7. Speaking to Middle England: Radio Four and its listeners, David Hendy, 8. Literacy and the new media: vita brevis, lingua brevis Angela Kesseler and Alexander Bergs, 9. Why email looks like speech: proofreading, pedagogy, and public face Naomi Baron, 10. Online news: a new genre? Diana Lewis; III. Representation and models, 11. Writing wine columns Malcolm Gluck, 12. Rhetoric, bluster and on_line gaffes: The tough life of a White House spin_doctor Alan Partington, 13. Politics is Marriage and Show Business: A View From Recent Taiwanese Political Discourse Jennifer Wei, 14. 'Emotional DIY' and Proper Parenting in Kilroy Nuria Lorenzo-Dus, 15. Language and American 'good taste': Martha Stewart as mass media role model Catherine Evans Davie; IV. The effect of the media on language, 16. Noun phrases in media texts: a quantificational approach Yibin Ni, 17. Economy vs. explicitness: the evolution of increasingly dense nominal styles in newspaper language Douglas Biber, 18. Newspapers and neologisms John Ayto, 19. Reliable authority. Tabloids, film, e-mail, and speech as sources for dictionaries, John Simpson, 20. From Armageddon to War: the vocabulary of terrorism Jean Aitchison, Index