English Language
Description, Variation and Context
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Beschreibung
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.
- ‘Advances’ boxes give readers an insight into the controversies and debates in that area
- ‘Illustration’ boxes contain extended examples and analysis to consolidate students’ understanding at every step
- Written by lecturers from one of the world’s centres of excellence for this subject
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- 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
The second edition of a hugely successful introductory textbook that covers the full range of topics in English language and linguistics
Written by Lancaster University's Department of Linguistics and English Language, a prestigious and research-intensive school that consistently ranks as one of the world's centres of excellence for the subject
This edition has been fully revised and updated to take account of the latest advances in the field, and includes brand new chapters on corpus linguistics, second language acquisition and research methods
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Jonathan Culpeper
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