Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-244) and index.
1. Introduction: ads as a discourse type -- pt. I. Materials. 2. Substance and surroundings. 3. Pictures, music, speech and writing. 4. Language and paralanguage -- pt. II. Text. 5. Words and phrases. 6. Prosody, parallelism, poetry. 7. Connected text -- pt. III. People. 8. Narrative voices. 9. Ways of hearing. 10. Conclusion: ads as a discourse type.
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Examines the language of advertising in interaction with the texts around it, with music, pictures and people. Relevant linguistic theories are explained, examples from literature and recent adverts are included as are practical exercises.