Media Representation of Language and Writing Systems
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22370616 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Laura Miller (0000-0003-3056-5443) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-09 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Linguistic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118786093.iela0254 |
| OpenAlex | W3101408809 |
| ISBN | 9781118786093 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
This entry will survey research that explores how language ideology, folk linguistics, and bias shape media representations of language. Examples will be shared of news stories about language and writing systems from science journalism and mainstream English language media that encode formulaic themes such as discovery, decipherment, secrecy, and ancientness
Decipherment · Ideology · Journalism · Linguistics · Mainstream · Media studies · Political science · Scientific writing · Sociology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Philosophy · Second Language Acquisition and Learning
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |