Working with Texts is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary text examples. Covering a wide range of language areas, the book uses an interactive, activity-based approach to support students' understanding of language structure and variety.
The third edition includes: new material on analyzing sound; an updated range of texts, including literary extracts, advertisements, newspaper articles, comic book strips, excerpts from popular comedy sketches, political speeches, telephone discourse, and internet chat; new extension work to support student-directed study; detailed suggestions after each unit for further reading within the Intertext series as a whole; and an updated list of URLs.
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Working with Texts is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary text examples. Covering a wide range of language areas, the book uses an interactive, activity-based approach to support students' understanding of language structure and variety.
The third edition includes: new material on analyzing sound; an updated range of texts, including literary extracts, advertisements, newspaper articles, comic book strips, excerpts from popular comedy sketches, political speeches, telephone discourse, and internet chat; new extension work to support student-directed study; detailed suggestions after each unit for further reading within the Intertext series as a whole; and an updated list of URLs.
This textbook is exceptionally helpful for a University level of criticising and understanding English. It explains all the ways that the parts of a text can be manipulated and adjusted in order to better suit the target audience and desired outcome of a text or utterance. A recommended book for students studying ENG through UNISA.
Imprint | Routledge |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Series | Intertext, v. 9 |
Release date | December 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 9 - 15 working days |
First published | 2007 |
Editors | Adrian Beard |
Authors | Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki Swift |
Dimensions | 235 x 175 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - B-format |
Pages | 264 |
Edition | 3rd Revised edition |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-41424-1 |
Barcode | 9780415414241 |
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LSN | 0-415-41424-5 |
Course Code | ENG2601| ENG1502 |