Introducing Language in Use: A Course Book

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Introducing Language in Use is a comprehensive coursebook for students new to the study of language and linguistics.
Written by a highly experienced team of teachers, this coursebook is lively and accessible, interactive and above all produced with students firmly in mind. Drawing on a vast range of data and examples of language in its many forms, the book provides students with the tools they need to analyse real language in diverse contexts. Designed to be highly adaptable for course use, the authors suggest a range of different routes through the book.
Introducing Language in Use:
covers all the core areas and topics of language study: language, semiotics and communication, grammar, phonetics, words, semantics, variety in language, history of English, world Englishes, multilingualism, psycholinguistics, child language acquisition, conversation analysis, pragmatics, power and politeness, language in education
has chapters contributed by John Field and Sushie Dobbinson, expanding the range of expertise
adopts a 'how to' approach, encouraging students to apply their knowledge as they learn it
presents many examples, drawn from varied domains (including conversation, advertising and text messaging), always giving precedence to real language in use
includes activities throughout the text with commentaries, summaries, suggestions for further reading and an extensive glossary of terms
features a final unit which offers students further practice in analysing language in use
is supported by a companion website, offering extra resources for students and instructors
This will be an essential coursebook for all introductory courses in English language, language and communication and linguistics.

From inside the book

Contents

read me
3
1 Language communication and semiotics
13
analysing talkininteraction
37
3 Pragmatics
76
4 Power and politeness
107
5 Words
133
6 Semantics
152
syntax to text
177
11 Psycholinguistics
341
12 Multilingualism
366
13 History of English
389
14 World Englishes
407
15 Language in education
429
do me
451
Epilogue
460
Glossary
463

8 Phonetics
228
9 Variety in language
275
10 Child language acquisition
315

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