Grammar and Context : An Advanced Resource Book

Omtale

Grammar and Context: considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes placeexamines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts – including socio-cultural, situational and global influencesincludes a range of different types of grammar – functional, pedagogic, descriptive and prescriptiveexplores grammatical features in a lively variety of communicative contexts, such as advertising, dinner-table talk, email and political speechesgathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: David Crystal, M.A.K. Halliday, Joanna Thornborrow, Ken Hyland and Stephen Levey.The accompanying website to this book can be found at http://www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415310814/