author team: Jane Bluett [and others] ; series editors: Jane Bluett and John Shuttleworth.
EDITION STATEMENT
Edition Statement
Third edition
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Hodder & Stoughton Educational
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
(viii, 313 pages).
SERIES
Series Title
Living language.
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Originally published: 1997, 2nd ed 2000.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
Cover; Book title; Contents; Introduction; 1 Key Concepts for Studying English; Introduction; Semantics; Lexis or vocabulary; Grammar and syntax; Sound patterning and phonology; Language functions; Pragmatics; Context; Text and discourse; Intertextuality; Narrative; Cohesion and coherence; Rhetoric; 2 Language and Social Contexts; Exploring language variation; Language and gender; Language variation across Britain; Changing technology and language use; Language and occupation; Power relationships and language; 3 Investigating Language; What is a language investigation? How to structure a language investigationIdeas for language investigations; The creative element; 4 Creating Your Own Texts; Getting started; Writing to entertain; Writing to persuade; Writing to inform; Writing to instruct; Writing commentaries on your work; 5 How Language Develops; Language acquisition; Language change; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
'Living Language' has been devised to meet all the new specifications for AS and A level English Language. The previous edition has been comprehensively revised to ensure full assessment objectives coverage and fulfilment, and delivery of the new four-unit courses from 2008 onwards.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
English language -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
LB1631
Book number
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A984
2008
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
author team: Jane Bluett [and others] ; series editors: Jane Bluett and John Shuttleworth.