English in Speech and Writing

Investigating Language and Literature
1. Auflage 1996
ISBN: 978-0-415-12480-5
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 454 g

Reihe: Interface

In this activity-based text, Rebecca Hughes invites the reader to examine the differences between spoken and written English.
Instead of presenting a bewildering array of 'facts' about variety in English, she encourages the reader to actively investigate the differences between these two modes of communication by comparing actual speech patterns with literary ones. This indispensable guide to the basic methods of analysis provides both an overview of the relationship between speech and writing and an introduction to a central theoretical issue in language studies. By the end of the book, readers will have had the opportunity to consider material from an extensive selection of spoken and written varieties - including boxing commentaries, detective novels and film scripts - while being encouraged to formulate their own opinions with regard to lexis and structure. In addition, the tasks that have been incorporated into the end of every chapter provide suggestions for further self-study and follow-up work.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hughes, Rebecca

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Fremdsprachenerwerb und -didaktik
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schrift, Paläographie, Orthographie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Phonetik, Phonologie, Prosodie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of figures, List of tables, Preface, Acknowledgements, List of abbreviations, Introduction, 1 Properties of speech and writing, 2 Interactions on the page, 3 Individuals in speech and writing, 4 Analysing speech and writing in context, 5 Issues in the study of speech and writing, Appendix: approaching language analysis: a brief beginners’ guide and glossary, Notes, References, Index

Über Autor(innen)

Rebecca Hughes