The English Language: An Owner's Manual - Couverture souple

Thomas, Lee; Tchudi, Stephen

 
9780205274598: The English Language: An Owner's Manual
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0205274595 ISBN 13 : 9780205274598
Editeur : Pearson, 1999

Synopsis

The English Language: An Owner's Manual is the first text designed to be used in general introductory courses in the English language that is reader friendly, accessible, and fun. Rather than focus on technical linguistics, the book offers a more eclectic set of topics to introduce students to various aspects of language. Its goals are to draw on the daily use of language, especially students' own language; explore the cultural significance of so called “traditional” grammar as a set of tools and terms; and give students a basic understanding of the modern linguistic view of language as a rule governed system. The focus throughout is on language analysis that students should find more relevant: that language is a system of universal qualities, that it is dynamic and always changing, and that studying it pushes us to rethink the assumptions we have about language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The English Language: An Owner's Manual is the first text designed to be used in general introductory courses in the English language that is reader friendly, accessible, and fun. Rather than focus on technical linguistics, the book offers a more eclectic set of topics to introduce students to various aspects of language. Its goals are to draw on the daily use of language, especially students' own language; explore the cultural significance of so called “traditional” grammar as a set of tools and terms; and give students a basic understanding of the modern linguistic view of language as a rule governed system. The focus throughout is on language analysis that students should find more relevant: that language is a system of universal qualities, that it is dynamic and always changing, and that studying it pushes us to rethink the assumptions we have about language.

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Éditeur
Pearson
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0205274595
ISBN 13 
9780205274598
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
384
Coordonnées du fabricant
Pearson Benelux BV
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