Grammar and Context
An Advanced Resource Book
Series: Routledge Applied Linguistics
List Price: $39.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-31081-9
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 02/25/2005
- Pages: 360
- Trim Size: 246X174
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About the Book
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.
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