{"product_id":"vox-popular-isbn-9780470659915","title":"Vox Popular","description":"\u003cp\u003eOur favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices—such as what accent or dialect to use—offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. Ideal for students of language variation as well as general readers interested in media, \u003ci\u003eVox Popular\u003c\/i\u003e is an engaging tour through the major issues of sociolinguistic study as heard in the voices from mass media.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Provides readers with a unified and accessible picture of the interrelationships between language variation and the mass media\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Presents detailed original analyses of multiple audiovisual media sources\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Includes a broad methods chapter covering quantitative and qualitative methods in a style not available in any other textbook\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• All theoretical terms are accessibly explained, with engaging examples, making it suitable for non-academics as well as undergraduate students\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e• Incorporates pedagogical textboxes throughout and includes sections dedicated to developing practical skills for the field\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on the Linguistic Conventions Used in Vox Popular x\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeywords Found in Each Chapter xiv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Language in a Mediated World 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMad Men in a Modern Family World 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhy Does a Linguist Care about Mad Men or Modern Family? 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNarrative Media as a Site for Linguistic Exploration 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Variation in the Narrative Media 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Exploring Language and Language Variation 25\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguages and Dialects 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Components of a Grammar 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAll the Systems Work as a System 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems of Variation 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage Change 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Studying Language Variation in the Media 55\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulating a Research Question 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTurning Narrative Media into Data 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnalytic Orientation 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTranscribing Your Data 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCoding Your Data 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConstructing a Corpus 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQuantitative Methods 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eQualitative Methods 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTriangulating Your Evidence with Different Analytic Approaches 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Dimensions of Variation 85\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Linguistic\/Linguistic 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSpoken\/Written 93\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Standard\/Standard 97\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInformal\/Formal 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnplanned\/Planned 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLocal\/Global 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrivate\/Public 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePutting It All Together 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 Making Language Variation Meaningful 119\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeaning 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndexical Meaning 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeology 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeology about Language 133\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdeology, Indexicality, and Power 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Language Variation and Characterization 154\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCharacterization and Language 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRealness and Authenticity 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentity and Identification 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelational Identity 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorms and Types 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Personae 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndexical Authenticity 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Language as Narrative Action 183\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerformance and Speech Acts 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLanguage as a Plot Device 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSwitching as Action 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTaboo Language as Action 205\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Connecting to the Audience 221\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudiences 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAudience Design 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting Expectations for Viewers 230\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnregisterment 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStylization 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteracting with Audiovisual Media 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe End 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eRobin Queen\u003c\/b\u003e is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Linguistics, English Languages and Literatures, and Germanic Languages and Literatures at the University of Michigan. In addition to her research on language variation in the mass media, Queen has extensively researched language, gender, and sexuality; intonation and prosody; and contact-related language change. She is the co-author of \u003ci\u003eThrough the Golden Door: Educational Approaches for Immigrant Adolescents with Limited Schooling\u003c\/i\u003e (1998).  \u003cp\u003eOur favorite movies and TV shows feature indelible characters who tell us about themselves not just in what they say but in how they say it. The creative decisions behind these voices—such as what accent or dialect to use—offer rich data for sociolinguistic study. \u003ci\u003eVox Popular\u003c\/i\u003e describes the ways in which language is employed to further characterization or narrative plot, offering insightful and engaging analyses of dialogue from sitcoms like \u003ci\u003eModern Family\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Office\u003c\/i\u003e to classic and contemporary films like \u003ci\u003eComing to America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Help.\u003c\/i\u003e Queen argues that linguistic register and language variation are as central to these works as costume, scenery, and musical score.\u003c\/p\u003e The book provides a general sociolinguistic understanding of what variation, wherever it might occur, can tell us about the social world. It addresses the common perception that the media are destroying language by using “bad language,” and gives a linguist’s take on what this means. Queen also addresses the perception that the media are a poor source of information about ‘real’ life and ‘real’ language and instead shows what a rich source of linguistic and cultural data the mass media can provide, tapping into linguistic depictions of race and class that are coded for a certain understanding by the audience, even if it’s unconscious. By looking to popular culture’s representations of language in works we consume, \u003ci\u003eVox Popular\u003c\/i\u003e provides a novel and engaging understanding of the major issues of sociolinguistics for those new to the field.    \u003cp\u003e\"In our times, film and television show America talking in a more realistic way every year, and it's high time someone wrote a book on language and society that puts MODERN FAMILY, BOYZ N THE HOOD and much else front and center as useful sources of discussion on how America talks and why. Robin Queen has done the job.\" –\u003ci\u003eJohn H. McWhorter, Columbia University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Robin Queen's Vox Popular manages to do many things at once, and with finesse: it introduces the study of language in its social context in a way that will be accessible to non-linguists; it establishes an approachable, achievable methodology for the study of language in the media that is theoretically sound; and it provides a treasure-trove of material gathered over many years that will be invaluable for anyone teaching these subjects. There are years of work distilled into a readable, useful whole about one of the least studied and most promising areas of research: the role that mediated language plays in constructing social identities, from Donald Duck to Breaking Bad and beyond.” –\u003ci\u003eRosina Lippi-Green, author of\u003c\/i\u003e English with an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the U.S.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Not only an important contribution to media studies but the kind of book that makes you want to design a new course specifically in order to use it as a text.  A pleasure to read!” –\u003ci\u003eBarbara Johnstone, Carnegie Mellon University\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e “Vox Popular convincingly shows that in our media-saturated world, linguistics and cultural studies need each other. Students and faculty in both fields will learn a great deal from this insightful and engrossing text.” –\u003ci\u003eMary Bucholtz, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990462775525,"sku":"NP9780470659915","price":93.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470659915.jpg?v=1761787925","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/vox-popular-isbn-9780470659915","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}