Ronald Carter, Nottingham University, UK, Angela Goddard, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK, Danuta Reah, English Language A-Level Examiner, Keith Sanger, Team Leader for AQA English Language A Level and Maggie Bowring, Moderator for AQA English Language A Level

2nd Edition
A Core Introduction to Language Analysis

More Reviews of First Edition

'New directions for understanding language are opened up here, for exactly those readers who have been denied access for so many years to a well-thought-out, well-designed and accessible introduction to the way in which language works.'
David Birch, Foundation Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Central Queensland University, Australia

'An ideal choice for foundation courses in language studies…it is informative, challenging, engaging and entertaining…Major topics are explored via a wonderful range of texts and snippets, taken from truly contemporary English and popular culture in all its energetic and competitive diversity.'
Michael Toolan, University of Birmingham

'Extremely wide-ranging in its texts, its topics, and its treatment of both. The overwhelming feeling I had every time I opened it was a sense of the joy and fun of engaging with such a lively variety of texts and interesting commentaries.'
Amos Paran, ELT journal

'A most flexible book...an invaluable resource both for the quality and presentation of its source material and for the clarity and economy of its writing.'
Renee Stanton, The English and Media Magazine

'[This] book, through which a wide range of insights are made eminently accessible, without condescention...give[s] the serious student not only a wide range of knowledge, but also a high degree of communicative competence.'
Jean-Pierre van Noppen, Language and Literature

'The selection of texts is varied and imaginative, and commentaries are detailed.'
John Keen, University of Manchester and Chief Examiner, A Level English Language

'Very good introductory course in English grammar and structure from a textual point of view. Excellent materials. Wonderful activities.'
Hortensia Curell, Autonama University, Barcelona, Spain

'Very interesting. Good opening text for tutorial work in language-based humanities courses.'
Jacqui Miller, Liverpool Hope University College

'Excellent for insight into texts…a fresh, interesting approach and authentic, varied texts. Enjoyable to use.'
Maggie Ward Goodbody, Bath University

'Apart from Historical Linguistics, this book has everything I teach in the Intro class. On top of its comprehensiveness it looks very teachable.'
Ingrid Piller, Hamburg University, Germany

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