| The Language of Speech and Writing UK Edition Contributor(s): Cornbleet, Sandra (Author), Carter, Ronald (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415231671 ISBN-13: 9780415231671 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge Intertext series is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on speech and writing. Written in a clear, user-friendly style, it combines practical activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and suggestions for further study. It can be used individually or in conjunction with the series core textbook "Working with Texts," Designed for beginning undergraduate students, this book analyzes the processes involved in writing and speaking; highlights the differences between these two modes of communication; explores written texts, including legal documents, literary discourse, recipes, instruction manuals; explores spoken texts, including telephone conversations, interviews, television programs, intimate talk; explores mixed-mode texts, including email, advertisements, election publicity, written conversations, non-interactive speech; compares and contrasts spoken and written texts on the same topics. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Social Science |
| Dewey: 420.141 |
| Lexile Measure: 1160 |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.85" W x 9.69" (0.60 lbs) 146 pages |