Investigating English Style

A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language.

Sommario

Preface PART ONE: THEORETICAL PRELIMINARIES I Introduction 2 Linguistic Description 3 Stylistic Analysis PART TWO: PRACTICAL ANALYSIS-SPECIMEN TEXTS WITH COMMENTARY 4 The Language of Conversation 5 The Language of Unscripted Commentary. 6 The Language of Religion 7 The Language of Newspaper Reporting 8 The Language of Legal Documents 9 Suggestions for Further Analysis

Info autore

David Crystal Professorial Fellow, University College of North Wales, Bangor. Derek Davy Department of English, University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

Riassunto

A series to meet the need for books on modern English that are both up-to-date and authoritative.For the scholar, the teacher, the student and the general reader, but especially for English-speaking students of language and linguistics in institutions where English is the language of instruction, or advanced specialist students of English in universities where English is taught as a foreign language.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Crystal, David Davy Crystal, Derek Davy, Davy Derek
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 23.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138167544
• ISBN: 978-1-138-16754-4
• Pagine: 278
• Serie: The English Language Series
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general