
Using English
Routledge (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 13. December 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-415-37682-2 (ISBN)
Description
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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Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Undergraduate
Illustrations
42 farbige Abbildungen
42 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
611 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-415-37682-2 (9780415376822)
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Additional editions

Janet Maybin | Neil Mercer | Ann Hewings
Using English
E-Book
11/2020
2nd Edition
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download

Janet Maybin | Neil Mercer | Ann Hewings
Using English
E-Book
11/2020
2nd Edition
Routledge
€60.49
Available for download

Janet Maybin | Neil Mercer | Ann Hewings
Using English
Book
12/2006
2nd Edition
Routledge
€155.99
Withdrawn from sale
Persons
Janet Maybin (The Open University, UK) (Edited by) , Neil Mercer (Edited by) , Ann Hewings (The Open University, UK) (Edited by)
Content
1. Everyday Talk 2. Using English to Persuade 3. Language Play in English 4. Literacy Practices in English 5. English at Work 6. Market Forces Speak English 7. Good and Bad English