The idea of studying texts in context has become a new emphasis in literary studies. This book explores the idea of contexts and the way they affect texts, concentrating upon: the writer's context; the reader's context; the text's context; the language context; and the meaning context. schovat popis
'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.
This accessible textbook is unique in offering students hands-on, practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of sport. It combines activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and further activity suggestions.
This accessible textbook in the Intertext series is unique in offering student's practical experience of textual analysis focused on the language of politics. It can be used individually or with the series core textbook.
Built around the assessment objectives for AS and A2 level English, offering explanations, examples, exercises, summaries, a glossary of key terms and suggested answers. schovat popis
Explores the ways in which we categorize texts. This book reveals the limitations of some of the polarisations we use to categorize texts. It 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. schovat popis