Reflections on Language - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0195120442 ISBN 13 : 9780195120448

Editeur : Oxford University Press Inc, 1999

Synopsis

Reflections on Language brings together a collection of seventy-eight articles that examine language from many different perspectives. Its selections focus on language as a social form, demonstrating how it is an indispensable component of the world and how we interpret it. Organized thematically, the text addresses many topics, including the acquisition of language, the rhetoric of advertising, the language of politics, language between the sexes, and language across cultures. It also discusses areas not covered by similar books, such as the bodily basis of language, communication across species, and the language of cyberspace.
Ideal for courses in freshman composition, introduction to language, and a variety of writing classes, Reflections on Language helps students and other readers to become more aware of language and to use it more effectively. The text offers useful aids for writing instruction, including an opening chapter on writing and revising, a rhetorical table of contents, and a glossary, as well as introductory notes, journal writing prompts, and analytical exercises for each selection. Reflections on Language also includes an index as well as thirteen advertisements, eighteen cartoons, and numerous end-of-chapter writing assignments. This unique reader incorporates a substantial number of scholarly articles by language theorists in addition to pieces by popular writers and works of short fiction, poetry, and drama. Lively, informative, and authoritative, Reflections on Language leads students and general readers to a deeper understanding of language and its power.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Reflections on Language brings together a lively collection of articles that examine language from many points of view. The main emphasis is on language as a social form -- the language of advertising, for example, is examined at length. The exploration of language is also a vehicle for instruction in writing, and the introductory notes that precede each selection encourage students to approach the pieces critically and analytically. Each selection is followed by writing exercises and the text is enlivened by numerous cartoons and contributions from popular writers as well as from language theorists.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press Inc
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0195120442
• ISBN 13: 9780195120448
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 672
• Éditeur: Hirschberg
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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