<EM>The Language of Magazines</EM>:<BR>*shows how linguistic techniques such as puns and presuppositions are used by magazines to capture our attention<BR>*examines how image and text combine to produce meaning<BR>*discusses how ideological messages are conveyed<BR>*analyses how the sexes are constructed through language<BR>*looks at how magazines relate to culture <BR>*explores a wide variety of magazines, including Cosmopolitan, Mens Health, Bliss, Diva, FHM, Sugar and Viz.