Working with Texts
A Core Introduction to Language Analysis
2nd Edition
Published on 24. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-415-23465-8 (ISBN)
Description
This best-selling introduction to language studies includes a huge range of activities and projects, introducing core areas of language structure and grammar through analysis of real texts. Ideal for both A level and beginning undergraduate students, this second edition includes:
an introductory section on how to use the book
material on spoken and written language, children's language, language and ideology
an range of texts, including advertisements, beer mats, horoscopes, newspaper articles, junk mail, political speeches
extensions suggesting project work with an answer key at the back
a concluding section giving students practice in analyzing the different topics explored throughout the book.
an introductory section on how to use the book
material on spoken and written language, children's language, language and ideology
an range of texts, including advertisements, beer mats, horoscopes, newspaper articles, junk mail, political speeches
extensions suggesting project work with an answer key at the back
a concluding section giving students practice in analyzing the different topics explored throughout the book.
Reviews / Votes
'a most flexible book... an invaluable resource both for the quality and presentation of its source material and for the clarity and economy of its writing.' - Renee Stanton, The English and Media Magazine'[this] book, through which a range of insights are made eminently accessible, without condescension... give[s] the serious student not only a wide range of knowledge, but also a high degree of communicative competence.' - Jean-Pierre can Noppen, Linguistics and Poetics Journal
More details
Edition
2nd New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 174 mm
Weight
929 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-23465-8 (9780415234658)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Maggie Bowring | Ronald Carter | Angela Goddard
Working with Texts
A Core Introduction to Language Analysis
Book
05/2001
2nd Edition
Routledge
€88.09
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Previous edition
Maggie Bowring | Ronald Carter | Angela Goddard
Working with Texts
A Core Introduction to Language Analysis
Book
05/1997
Routledge
€37.32
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Persons
Ronald Carter is Professor of Modern English Language in the Department of English Studies, University of Nottingham. Angela Goddard is Senior Lecturer in Language at the Centre for Human Communication, Manchester Metropolitan University. Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger and Maggie Bowring are all on the board of the AQA English Language A-Level.
Content
Unit 1: Signs and Sounds: Aims of this Unit Contents. Texts used Include. Answers to Activities. Unit 2: Words and Things, Aims of this Unit Contents. Texts used Include. Answers to Activity. Commentaries on Activities. Unit 3: Sentences and Structures, Aims of this Unit. Contents. Texts used Include. Answer and Commentary on Activity. Unit 4: Text and Context: Written Discourse, Aims of This Unit Contents. Texts used Include. Answers to Activities. Unit 5: Text and Context: Spoken Discourse, Aims of This Unit Contents. Texts used Include. Answer to Activity. Commentaries on Activities. Unit 6: Application, Aims of this Unit Further Reading. References. List of URLs. Index of Terms. Index of Main Texts