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Investigating English discourse : language, literacy and literature / Ronald Carter.
LIBRA PE1422 .C37 1997
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Carter, Ronald, 1947-2018.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Discourse analysis.
- English language.
- English language--Study and teaching.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 1997.
- Summary:
- "Investigating English Discourse" is a collection of essays that address the discourse of "English" as a subject of teaching and learning. Ronald Carter draws on recent applied linguistic work in the discourse analysis of English to link theory with practice. Written in a clear, accessible manner, Carter includes examples from advertisements, poetry, jokes and public notices. Topics include grammar, correctness and standard English, critical language awareness and literacy, language and creativity, and discourse theory.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the James Hosmer Penniman Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0415140668
- OCLC:
- 37922739
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