English Language: Description, Variation and Context

Name: English Language: Description, Variation and Context
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Author: Dr Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University, Lancaster)
ISBN: 9781137571823

Dr Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University, Lancaster)

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The second edition of this hugely successful textbook provides comprehensive coverage of a wide range of topics in theoretical and applied linguistics. Written by leading academics in the field, this text offers a firm grounding in linguistics and includes engaging insights into current research. It covers all the key areas of linguistic analysis, including phonetics, morphology, semantics and pragmatics, and core domains of study, comprising the history of the English language, regional and social variation, style and communication and interaction. Fresh material on research methods outlines key areas for consideration when carrying out a research project, and provides students with the framework they need to investigate linguistic phenomena for themselves.This is an invaluable resource for both undergraduate and postgraduate students on English language and linguistics degree programmes. New to this Edition:- Seven new chapters covering topics such as second language acquisition, corpus linguistics and research methods- A number of chapters have been substantially revised, including those on World Englishes, Literacies in Cyberspace and TEFL, TESOL and Linguistics- Fully updated throughout to reflect the latest advances in the field. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. …

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Title: English Language: Description, Variation and Context
Author: Dr Jonathan Culpeper (Lancaster University, Lancaster)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, London
Publication year: 2018
Condition: Very Good
Binding: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1137571829
ISBN 13: 9781137571823
Edition: 2nd Edition
Item weight: 1,461 grams
Dimensions: 194.0 x 260.0

About the Author

Jonathan Culpeper is Professor of Language and Linguistics at the University of Lancaster, UK. His research interests include stylistics, pragmatics, and The history of the English language. Co-editor-in-chief of the Journal of Pragmatics, his publications include History of English (Routledge, 1997), Exploring the Language of Drama (Routledge, 1998, co-edited with Mick Short and Peter Verdonk), Language and Characterisation in Plays and Other Texts (2001) and research collected volume Cognitive Stylistics: Language and Cognition in Text Analysis (2002).

Paul Kerswill is Professor of Sociolinguistics, Department of Language and Linguistics Science, University of York, UK. His areas of research and interest include social dialectology, language variation and change, and English accents and dialects. His publications include Dialects Converging: Rural Speech in Urban Norway (1994) and Dialect Change: Convergence and Divergence in European Languages (2005).

Ruth Wodak is Distinguished Professor of Discourse Studies in the Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language, University of Lancaster, UK. She has published widely in critical discourse studies, on issues of identity politics, of exclusion and inclusion and of social and political changes.

Tony McEnery is Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at the University of Lancaster, UK. His research interests in English corpus linguistics as well as corpus linguistics applied to languages other than English. He has wide experience of editing and authoring, and is currently editor of three book series, Advances in Corpus Linguistics (Routledge), Empirical Linguistics (EUP) and Routledge Frequency Dictionaries (Routledge).

Francis Katamba is Professor of Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language at the University of Lancaster, UK. His research interests are in the areas of English phonology and morphology, including morphological and phonological theory. His publications include An Introduction to Phonology (1989), English Words (1994) and Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction, 3rd edition (with William O'Grady and Michael Dobrovolsky, 1997).

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