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News across Five Continents - Newspaper Language in the Context of Regional and Functional Variation - Jennifer Fest
4. A Functional Approach to Variation in English
News across Five Continents - Newspaper Language in the Context of Regional and Functional Variation - Jennifer Fest
Jennifer Fest [+ ]
RWTH Aachen University
Jennifer Fest graduated in linguistics from RWTH Aachen University.
Description
Chapter 4 introduces the linguistic framework used in this study, that of systemic functional linguistics. The concept of register is defined based on the relevant literature, and it is outlined how a functional approach can be beneficial for analyses of media language as well as regional variation.