Studying the english langauge
Penhallurick,Rob
Studying the english langauge / Rob Penhallurick - London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 - xii, 249 p.
1. Space: the diversity of english
2. Time: the history and pre-history of english
3. Contact" the case of middle english
4. Signs: the semiotic view of languages
5. Strange orchestras: the underlying structure of languages
6. Myth: language and reality
7. Sex: language and gender
8. Tyranny:the oppressiveness of language and what to do about it
9. Telling stories: the structure of discourse in english
10. What's in a norm ? The nature of standard english
11. Language with attitude: dialect, accent and identity
12. Fixing: language planning and regulation
13. Slippage : slips of the tongue and other blunders
14. Communication breakdown: modelling what happens when we communicate
15. The nature of language :linguistic theory and the question of origins
9780333727409
English Language
420 / P3769
Studying the english langauge / Rob Penhallurick - London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2003 - xii, 249 p.
1. Space: the diversity of english
2. Time: the history and pre-history of english
3. Contact" the case of middle english
4. Signs: the semiotic view of languages
5. Strange orchestras: the underlying structure of languages
6. Myth: language and reality
7. Sex: language and gender
8. Tyranny:the oppressiveness of language and what to do about it
9. Telling stories: the structure of discourse in english
10. What's in a norm ? The nature of standard english
11. Language with attitude: dialect, accent and identity
12. Fixing: language planning and regulation
13. Slippage : slips of the tongue and other blunders
14. Communication breakdown: modelling what happens when we communicate
15. The nature of language :linguistic theory and the question of origins
9780333727409
English Language
420 / P3769
