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Full Title

Language Change 1st Edition

Author(s)

Adrian Beard

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781134360673, 9780415320566, 9780415320559, 9786610037322, 9780203694350, 9781280037320, 9781134360680, 9781134360635

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of ‘satellite titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts. Language Change: examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social contexts are reflected in language use explores the attitudes, values and assumptions that shape the way we use language looks at how language change operates within different genres, such as problem pages, sports reports and recipes provides lively examples from everyday communication, including letters, emails, postcards and text messages includes a unit on how new words are formed and features a full glossary.

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Language Change 1st Edition

Author(s)

Larry Trask

Edition

1st Edition

ISBN

9781134885671, 9780415085632, 9780203977507, 9781134885633, 9781134885688, 9781138142626

Publisher

Routledge

Format

PDF and EPUB

Description

In Language Change , R. L. Trask uses data from English and other languages to introduce the concepts central to language change. Language Change: covers the most frequent types of language change and how languages are born and die uses data-based exercises to show how languages change looks at other key areas such as attitudes to language change, and the consequences of changing language.