Fictions at Work by Mary M Talbot
In this work, the author shows how fiction works in the constitution and reproduction of social life. The book does not reduce fiction to a functional support for ideology, but considers that the greatest interest in fiction is as a source of pleasure.-
Language and Power
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Language and Ideology in Children's Fiction
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Critical Discourse Analysis
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Linguistics and Aphasia
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Discourse and the Translator
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Interpreting As Interaction
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Identity and Language Learning
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Mediated Discourse as Social Interaction
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The Power of Tests
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Language and the Law
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The Construction of Professional Discourse
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Typography & Language in Everyday Life
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Writing Business
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Knowledge & Discourse
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Achieving Understanding
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Language and Literacy in Workplace Education
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The Cultural Politics of English as an International Language
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Small Talk
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Sociolinguistics and Social Theory
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Language and Minority Rights
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Misunderstanding in Social Life
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Knowledge Machines
At the University of Sunderland, Mary Talbot is a Reader in Language and Culture. In the areas of discourse, media, and gender, she has substantial teaching and research expertise. Language and Gender (1998), 'All the World and Her Husband' Women in Twentieth-Century Consumer Culture (with Maggie Andrews, 2000), and Language and Power in the Modern World (with Karen Atkinson and David Atkinson, EUP, 2003) are some of her past works.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780582085237 |
| ISBN 10 | 0582085233 |
| Title | Fictions at Work |
| Author | Mary M Talbot |
| Series | Language In Social Life |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Year published | 1995-05-19 |
| Number of pages | 248 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |