1st Edition

Advertising Language A Pragmatic Approach to Advertisements in Britain and Japan

By Keiko Tanaka Copyright 1994
    168 Pages
    by Routledge

    156 Pages
    by Routledge

    Advertising Language analyses the ways advertisers use language to gain and retain the attention of their audience, with particular emphasis on puns and metaphors. The book contains a unique chapter on images of women in Japanese advertising and is the only book to contrast British and Japanese advertising, subsequently revealing penetrating insights into these two cultures.

    1 Advertising and Communication 2 Communication 3 Covert Communication 4 Puns 5 Metaphors 6 Images Of Women

    Biography

    Keiko Tanaka is Senior Research Fellow at Hertford College, Oxford.

    'The book is relevant to a wide range of disciplines, including anthropology, sociology, linguistics, literary criticism and media studies.' - Linguistics and Behavior Abstracts