Language Change - Couverture souple

Martin, Shelley; Keith, George; Shuttleworth, John

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0340730870 ISBN 13 : 9780340730874

Editeur : Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This text encourages students to investigate language change through both new data and readily available archive documents. Students are given opportunities to develop their research skills through investigation into how the following have changed: personal records including letters and diaries; word meanings; public records; political persuasion techniques used throughout history (including election posters); instructional texts (including recipe books from Mrs Beeton to the present day); advertising language; and dictionaries. Archive material is provided for investigation. The book is part of the "Living Language" series, which is designed to meet needs in the teaching of A Level English Language and A Level English Language and Literature. The series seeks to provide information, ideas and background theory which can be easily accessed through enjoyable activities and investigations.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

...well-written, well-organised, never remotely patronising. Any sane English department will have the original, the new eight (and accompanying tape) as soon as budgets permit...These are patient manuals and the authors have seleted genuinely interesting extracts to inform and illustrate their arguments. (Times Educational Supplement)

...these books would be an invaluable resource for any English Department teaching an 'A' Level sylalbus with language study in it. (The Use of English)

Présentation de l'éditeur

This text encourages students to investigate language change through both new data and archive documents. It looks at how the following have changed: personal records; word meanings; public records; political persuasion techniques; instructional texts; advertising language; and dictionaries.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder & Stoughton Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0340730870
• ISBN 13: 9780340730874
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible