What is the English language like, why is it like that and what do we need toknow in order to study it? This wide-ranging and research-led introductory textbook provides students with the grounding in linguistics necessary to investigate these questions for themselves. INDICE: Introduction: Studying the English Language and Linguistics - PARTI: ENGLISH: STRUCTURE (ed. F.Katamba ) - Phonetics; K.Watson - Phonology: Segmental; F.Katamba - Phonology: Beyond Segmental; F.Katamba - Morphology: Word Structure; F.Katamba - Grammar: Words (and Phrases); G.Leech - Grammar: Phrases (and Clauses); G.Leech - Grammar: Clauses (and Sentences); G.Leech - Text Linguistics; P.Chilton - Semantics; A.Siewierska - Pragmatics; J.Culpeper ; G. Schauer - PART II: ENGLISH SPEECH: REGIONAL AND SOCIAL VARIATION (ed. P.Kerswill ) - Regional Variation in English Accents and Dialects; K.Watson - Language and Social Class; P.Kerswill - Language and Ethnicity; A.Khan - Pidgins and Creoles Englishes; M.Sebba - World Englishes; M.Sebba - PART III: ENGLISH WRITING: STYLE, GENRE AND PRACTICE (ed. J.Culpeper ) - Speech, Writing and DiscourseType; A.Wilson - Language in Newspapers; E.Semino - Language in Advertisements; G.Myers - Language in Literature: Stylistics; M.Short - Literary Practices;D.Barton - New Technologies: Literacies in Cyberspace; U.Papen - PART IV: ENGLISH: COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION (ed. R.Wodak ) - Structures of Conversation; G.Myers - Language, Reality and Power; N.Fairclough - Politeness in Interaction: J.Culpeper - Gender and Language; J.Sunderland - Language and Sexuality;P.Baker - Bad Language; T.McEnery - Language and Politics; R.Wodak - BusinessCommunication; V.Koller - PART V: ENGLISH: HISTORY (ed. J.Culpeper ) - Standard English and Standardisation; P.Kerswill ; J. Culpeper - Spelling; J.Culpeper ; D.Archer - Phonological Change; F.Katamba ; P.Kerswill - Lexical Change; S.Hoffmann - Semantic Change; W.Hollmann - Grammatical Change; W.Hollmann - PART VI: ENGLISH: LEARNING AND TEACHING (ed. T.McEnery ) - Language Acquisition; A.Hardie - Languages and Literacies in Education; R.Ivanic - TESOL and Linguistics; M.Bygate - Appendix - Bibliography - Index
- ISBN: 978-1-4039-4590-7
- Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 728
- Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
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