Investigating English Discourse : Language, Literacy, Literature.

By: Carter, RonaldMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: London : Routledge, 1997Copyright date: ©1997Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (265 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780203438381Subject(s): Discourse analysisGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Investigating English Discourse : Language, Literacy, LiteratureDDC classification: 420.1/41 LOC classification: PE1422 -- .C37 1997ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- INVESTIGATING ENGLISH DISCOURSE Language, literacy and literature -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Language, Discourse and 'English' -- 1 Proper English: Language, Culture and Curriculum -- 2 The New Grammar Teaching -- 3 Politics and Knowledge about Language: The Linc Project -- 4 Standard Englishes: Speech and Writing -- 5 Discourse Literacy: Rewording Texts, Revising Discourse -- Postscripts and Prospects -- Part II Literature, Discourse and 'English' -- Overview: 'Lang' and 'Lit': Interpreting Discourse -- 6 Is There a Literary Language? -- 7 Metaphor and Creative Risks -- 8 Discourse, Conversation and Creativity -- 9 Teaching Language and Literariness -- 10 Teaching Discourses in Different Ways -- Postscripts and Prospects -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary: In this challenging and at times controversial book, Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of 'English' as a subject of teaching and learning. Among the key topics investigated are: * grammar * correctness and standard English * critical language awareness and literacy * language and creativity * the methodological integration of language and literature in the curriculum * discourse theory and textual interpretation. Investigating English Discourse is a collection of revised, re-edited and newly written papers which contain extensive contrastive analyses of different styles of international English. These range from casual conversation to advertisement, poetry, jokes, metaphor, stories by canonical writers, public notices and children's writing. Ronald Carter highlights key issues for the study and teaching of 'English' for the year 2000 and beyond, focusing in particular on its political and ideological inflections. Investigating English Discourse is of relevance to teachers and students and researchers in the fields of discourse analysis, English as a first, second and foreign language, language and education, applied and literary linguistics.
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Intro -- INVESTIGATING ENGLISH DISCOURSE Language, literacy and literature -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Part I Language, Discourse and 'English' -- 1 Proper English: Language, Culture and Curriculum -- 2 The New Grammar Teaching -- 3 Politics and Knowledge about Language: The Linc Project -- 4 Standard Englishes: Speech and Writing -- 5 Discourse Literacy: Rewording Texts, Revising Discourse -- Postscripts and Prospects -- Part II Literature, Discourse and 'English' -- Overview: 'Lang' and 'Lit': Interpreting Discourse -- 6 Is There a Literary Language? -- 7 Metaphor and Creative Risks -- 8 Discourse, Conversation and Creativity -- 9 Teaching Language and Literariness -- 10 Teaching Discourses in Different Ways -- Postscripts and Prospects -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

In this challenging and at times controversial book, Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of 'English' as a subject of teaching and learning. Among the key topics investigated are: * grammar * correctness and standard English * critical language awareness and literacy * language and creativity * the methodological integration of language and literature in the curriculum * discourse theory and textual interpretation. Investigating English Discourse is a collection of revised, re-edited and newly written papers which contain extensive contrastive analyses of different styles of international English. These range from casual conversation to advertisement, poetry, jokes, metaphor, stories by canonical writers, public notices and children's writing. Ronald Carter highlights key issues for the study and teaching of 'English' for the year 2000 and beyond, focusing in particular on its political and ideological inflections. Investigating English Discourse is of relevance to teachers and students and researchers in the fields of discourse analysis, English as a first, second and foreign language, language and education, applied and literary linguistics.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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