The Language of Sport: * looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting' * explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity * examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to sell other products * includes BBC, ITV and radio transcripts of such sporting events as Euro '96
The Language of Sport: * looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting' * explores lingui...
The idea of studying texts 'in context' has become a major new emphasis in contemporary literary studies. Texts and Contexts explores the idea of contexts and the way they affect texts, concentrating on: * the writer's context * the reader's context * the text's context * the language context * the meaning context. Through a series of units comprising texts, exercises and readings, Adrian Beard sets out a framework for studying texts and their contexts and shows how this approach can lead to a valuable new understanding of the changing and multiple meanings of any...
The idea of studying texts 'in context' has become a major new emphasis in contemporary literary studies. Texts and Contexts explores the ide...
The idea of studying texts 'in context' has become a major new emphasis in contemporary literary studies. Texts and Contexts explores the idea of contexts and the way they affect texts, concentrating on: * the writer's context * the reader's context * the text's context * the language context * the meaning context. Through a series of units comprising texts, exercises and readings, Adrian Beard sets out a framework for studying texts and their contexts and shows how this approach can lead to a valuable new understanding of the changing and multiple meanings of any...
The idea of studying texts 'in context' has become a major new emphasis in contemporary literary studies. Texts and Contexts explores the ide...
reveals the limitations of some of the polarisations we use to categorize texts
analyzes a wide variety of texts from a range of genres and periods, from Ibsen's A Doll's House to an 18-30s brochure, Internet chatrooms and George Bush's September 11 speech
offers a step-by-step guide to approaching texts and structuring a response
can be used as both a course stimulus and a revision tool.
Written by an experienced teacher, author and AS and A2...
How Texts Work:
explores the ways in which we categorize texts
reveals the limitations of some of the polarisation...
Language Change examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social contexts are reflected in language use. The book explores the attitudes, values and assumptions that shape the way we use language, looks at how language change operates within different genres (such as problem pages, sports reports and recipes) and provides lively examples from everyday communication (including letters, emails, postcards and text messages). Also included are a unit on how new words are formed and a full glossary.
Language Change examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social contexts are re...
The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts. Language Change:
examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language...
The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A ...
Routledge A-level English Guides equip AS and A2-level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate, and enjoy English. Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English courses. Focusing on the AOs most relevant to their topic, the books help students to develop their knowledge and abilities through analysis of lively texts and contemporary data. Each book in the series covers a different area of language and literary study, and offers accessible explanations, examples, exercises, summaries, a...
Routledge A-level English Guides equip AS and A2-level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate, and enjoy English. Books in the series...
Chemicals are an essential part of everyday life and all too-often taken for granted, yet often portrayed negatively in the media. Concern over the deleterious effects of chemicals to the environment and human health have prompted governments in the developed world to establish screening programmes such as REACH and HPV Challenge to identify chemicals presenting the greatest degree of risk to health and the environment.
While such programmes identify chemicals with the greatest risk, there is no ranking system for alternative chemicals, which while being potentially less harmfull, still...
Chemicals are an essential part of everyday life and all too-often taken for granted, yet often portrayed negatively in the media. Concern over the...
The Language of Politics: * examines how both politicians and commentators describe political stances * explores some of the most common linguistic features to be found in political speeches * analyses electioneering through various written texts including manifestos, posters and pamphlets * looks at how politicians answer questions both in the media and in parliament * includes examples of political discourse from Britain, America and Australia * has a comprehensive glossary of terms.
The Language of Politics: * examines how both politicians and commentators describe political stances * explores some of the most comm...
The Language of Sport: * looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting' * explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity * examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to sell other products * includes BBC, ITV and radio transcripts of such sporting events as Euro '96
The Language of Sport: * looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting' * explores lingui...
