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1. Working with Texts

   A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

   By Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki Swift

   Edited by Adrian Beard

   Series: Intertext

   Working with Texts is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary text examples. Covering a wide range of language areas, the book uses an interactive, activity-based approach to support students' understanding of language...

   Published December 12th 2007 by Routledge
2. The Language of Science

   By Carol Reeves

   Edited by Angela Goddard, Adrian Beard

   Series: Intertext

   The communication of scientific principles is becoming increasingly important in a world that relies on technology. Exploring the use of scientific language in the news and examining how important scientific ideas are reported and communicated, this title in the Intertext series takes a look at the...

   Published August 24th 2005 by Routledge
3. Language Change

   By Adrian Beard

   Series: Intertext

   The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite titles. These provide...

   Published February 11th 2004 by Routledge
4. How Texts Work

   By Adrian Beard

   Series: Routledge A Level English Guides

   How Texts Work: explores the ways in which we categorize texts reveals the limitations of some of the polarisations we use to categorize texts 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...

   Published May 7th 2003 by Routledge
5. The Language of Literature

   By Adrian Beard

   Series: Routledge A Level English Guides

   Routledge A Level English Guides equip AS and A2 Level students with the skills they need to explore, evaluate, and enjoy English.Books in the series are built around the various skills specified in the assessment objectives (AOs) for all AS and A2 Level English courses. Focusing on the AOs most...

   Published January 15th 2003 by Routledge
6. Texts and Contexts

   An Introduction to Literature and Language Study

   By Adrian Beard

   The idea of studying texts 'in context' has become a major new emphasis in contemporary literary studies. Texts and Contexts explores the idea of contexts and the way they affect texts, concentrating on:* the writer's context* the reader's context* the text's context* the language context* the...

   Published February 28th 2001 by Routledge
7. The Language of Politics

   By Adrian Beard

   Series: Intertext

   The Language of Politics:* examines how both politicians and commentators describe political stances* explores some of the most common linguistic features to be found in political speeches* analyses electioneering through various written texts including manifestos, posters and pamphlets* looks at...

   Published September 8th 1999 by Routledge
8. The Language of Sport

   By Adrian Beard

   Series: Intertext

   The Language of Sport:* looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting'* explores linguistic representation of related issues such as gender, national/regional identity* examines the way sport sells itself as an agent of social cohesion and as a way to...

   Published February 25th 1998 by Routledge