Within each chapter, the authors select a topic and offer a critical commentary on the key linguistic concepts associated with it, supporting their assertions with case studies that enable the reader to consider the practicalities of (im)politeness studies.
Within each chapter, the authors select a topic and offer a critical commentary on the key linguistic concepts associated with it, supporting their as...
What is the English language like, why is it like that and what do we need to know in order to study it? This wide ranging introductory textbook not only presents the English language from multiple perspectives, but provides the reader with the necessary grounding in linguistics to investigate it for themselves.
What is the English language like, why is it like that and what do we need to know in order to study it? This wide ranging introductory textbook not o...
