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Communicating in English : talk, text, technology /

"Communicating in English: Talk, Text, Technology looks at how people use spoken and written English to communicate in their everyday lives. Exploring the complex relationship between communication, technology and the English language, this book offers the reader practical insights into the ana...

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Group Author: Allington, Daniel (Editor); Mayor, Barbara M., 1949- (Editor)
Published: Routledge,
Publisher Address: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon :
Publication Dates: 2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Worlds of English
Subjects:
English language > Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language > Spoken English.
Text messages (Cell phone systems)
Communication.
English language.
English language > Textbooks.
Textbooks > for foreign speakers.
Summary: "Communicating in English: Talk, Text, Technology looks at how people use spoken and written English to communicate in their everyday lives. Exploring the complex relationship between communication, technology and the English language, this book offers the reader practical insights into the analysis of speech and writing. A wide range of examples is provided, ranging from text messages and domestic quarrels to the works of Shakespeare and the words of Martin Luther King. This book takes a fresh look at established topics such as rhetoric, language acquisition, and professional communication, as well as covering exciting new fields such as everyday creativity, digital media, and the history of the book. Key theoretical concepts are introduced in an accessible manner, and the reader is given an in-depth understanding of English-language communication in its social and historical contexts."--Publisher's website.
Carrier Form: iv, 385 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-363) and index.
ISBN: 9780415674232 (paperback) :
0415674239 (paperback)
9780415674225 (hardback)
415674220 (hardback)
Index Number: PE1128
CLC: H319.9
Call Number: H319.9/C734
Contents: Talking in English / Barbara Mayor and Daniel Allington -- Reading and Writing in English / Daniel Allington and Ann -- Growing Up with English / Barbara Mayor -- Working in English / Almut Koester -- Everyday Creativity in English / Joan Swann -- Persuasion in English / Guy Cook -- Material English / Daniel Allington -- Digital English / Caroline Tagg.

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