English Language: Description, Variation and Context

Synopsis

The second edition of this hugely successful textbook provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics in theoretical and applied linguistics. Written by leading academics in the field, this text offers a firm grounding in linguistics and includes engaging insights into current research. It covers all the key areas of linguistic analysis, including phonetics, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, and core domains of study, comprising the history of the English language, regional and social variation, style and communication and interaction. Fresh material on research methods outlines key areas for consideration when carrying out a research project, and provides students with the framework they need to investigate linguistic phenomena for themselves.This is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on English language and linguistics degree programmes. New to this Edition:- Seven new chapters covering topics such as second language acquisition, corpus linguistics and research methods- A number of chapters have been substantially revised, including those on World Englishes, Literacies in Cyberspace and TEFL, TESOL and Linguistics- Fully updated throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field

Copyright:

2018

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781350308084

Related ISBNs:

9781137571823

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing

Date of Addition:

11/05/21

Copyrighted By:

Jonathan Culpeper, Paul Kerswill, Ruth Wodak, Tony McEnery and Francis Katamba

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Language Arts, Foreign Language Study, Sociology

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Jonathan Culpeper

Edited by:

Paul Kerswill

Edited by:

Ruth Wodak

Edited by:

Anthony McEnery

Edited by:

Francis Katamba