Keywords in Language and Literacy

Informationen zum Autor Ronald Carter Klappentext Just what is Standard English? Is it correct English? Should grammar be taught?The answers to such questions invariably provoke controversy. In this handy A to Z guide to language and literacy, Ronald Carter unpicks the meaning of key terms like `proper English', `real books', `text', and `discourse', and the ways in which concepts are used - and abused - by teachers, politicians, linguists, journalists and employers.Each concise definition is cross-referenced, and supported by extensive examples and by references to further reading. Designed as a dictionary, but possessing an encyclopedic range, Keywords in Language and Literacy, provides an invaluable guide to the debates surrounding language and literacy. An indispensible book for all teachers and students of language and education, and anyone interested in the place of language in schools. Zusammenfassung Designed as a dictionary, but possessing an encyclopedic range, this is an invaluable A-Z guide to the debates surrounding language and literacy. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 A; Chapter 2 B; Chapter 3 C; Chapter 4 D; Chapter 5 E; Chapter 6 G; Chapter 7 I; Chapter 8 k; Chapter 9 L; Chapter 10 M; Chapter 11 N; Chapter 12 O; Chapter 13 P; Chapter 14 R; Chapter 15 S; Chapter 16 T; Chapter 17 V; Chapter 18 W;

Product details

• Authors: Ronald Carter, Carter Ronald
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.05.1995
• EAN: 9780415119290
• ISBN: 978-0-415-11929-0
• No. of pages: 184
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Teaching of a specific subject