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Language and the Media

This Web page gives recommendations of resources to use and the terms to search in them for topics related to language and the media. Language Research Topics has links to pages with suggestions for other language topics.

Search SAGE using:

  • Mass media and language

Search Academic Search Premier using:

  • newspapers
  • language
  • ethnic mass media
  • newspapers language
  • radio broadcasting
  • radio programs
  • English language

Search Article First using:

  • language and media

Be certain to combine terms in the databases below to find more precisely what you need. Also, you don't want to be searching through large sets of search results. See Advanced Searching Tips for suggestions.

Search Linguistics & Language Behavior Abstracts using:
  • mass media
  • newspapers

Search MLA Bibliography (Modern Language Association) using:

  • journalism-
  • newspaper-language
  • tabloids
  • language-
  • periodicals
  • television
  • mass-media
  • radio

Search ERIC using:
  • mass media role
  • media research
  • newspapers

Be sure to evaluate the sources you find. Use How to Evaluate Books and How to Evaluate Articles for suggestions of things to examine.

Note: CSU no longer subscribes to the index listed below, but the terms should work if your library has it:

Search Electric Library using:

  • language and media
  • language and radio
  • language and television

Language Research Topics | How to do Research | English Language & Literature

Content: Naomi Lederer