Using English by Janet Maybin

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Using English by Janet Maybin

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Résumé

Using English details how English is used in speech and writing, analyzing language as a form of social action through which people construct distinctive cultures, nationalities and identities.

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Using English by Janet Maybin

Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics. It examines the way in which the English language is used today in different contexts and in many parts of the world, by both native and non-native speakers. Issues of language use in speech and writing, in work and play, and in persuading and informing are explored and illustrated with data and readings from around the English-using world. The reader is introduced to the adaptations and variations in English language use and to debates relating to how these are perceived and evaluated by different groups of users. For this second edition, key material from the earlier bestselling book, Using English: From Conversation to Canon, has been reorganized and updated, and entirely new material has been introduced. This new content is based on recent research in the field, as well as on contemporary thinking about how speakers and writers use the English language to accomplish a huge range of purposes in a variety of linguistic and cultural settings. Drawing on The Open University's wide experience of writing accessible and innovative texts, this book: explains basic concepts, easily located through a comprehensive index, includes contributions by experts in the field, such as Mike Baynham, Adrian Beard, Guy Cook, Sharon Goodman, Almut Koester, Janet Maybin and Neil Mercer, contains a range of source material and commissioned readings to supplement chapters.

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SKU Non disponible
ISBN 13 9780415376822
ISBN 10 0415376823
Titre Using English
Auteur Janet Maybin
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Taylor & Francis Ltd
Année de publication 2006-12-13
Nombre de pages 312
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