Grammar and Context :An Advanced Resource Book - Routledge Applied Linguistics
Grammar and Context :An Advanced Resource Book - Routledge Applied Linguistics
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25 February, 2005
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Description
Grammar and Context:
- considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place
- examines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts – including socio-cultural, situational and global influences
- includes a range of different types of grammar – functional, pedagogic, descriptive and prescriptive
- explores grammatical features in a lively variety of communicative contexts, such as advertising, dinner-table talk, email and political speeches
- gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: David Crystal, M.A.K. Halliday, Joanna Thornborrow, Ken Hyland and Stephen Levey.
The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415310814/
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780415310819 |
| ISBN10 | 0415310814 |
| Number Of Pages | 360 |
| Item Weight | 720 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
'I found many of the ideas here useful as stimuli for my own undergraduate students ... there is much to recommend this text as a coursebook for use with groups of students. ' - BAAL News
'... I found many of the ideas here useful as stimuli for my own undergraduate students ... there is much to recommend this text as a coursebook for use with groups of students ... ' – BaaL News
'Overall, there is much to recommend this text as a coursebook ... It offers some very useful starting points for investigation of both concepts and research topics.' – Gill Boag-Munroe, Baal News
Author's Bio
Ann Hewings is a lecturer in the excellent Centre for Language and Communications at the OU and has been developing the new OU grammar course (so she's in touch with current developments). Martin is a senior lecturer in the English for International Students Unit at the University of Birmingham. He is an established ELT author with a strong reputation.