Working with Texts A Core Introduction to Language Analysis
Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis by Ronald Carter is a comprehensive textbook published by Routledge in 2008, featuring 264 pages in English. This edition introduces students to the fundamental principles of language analysis through a variety of contemporary text examples, employing an interactive and activity-based approach to enhance understanding of language structure and diversity.
Readers will find a broad exploration of language areas, including new material on sound analysis and an updated selection of texts such as literary extracts, advertisements, and political speeches. The book also offers extension work for student-directed study and provides detailed suggestions for further reading within the Intertext series, along with an updated list of URLs to support ongoing learning.
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Working with Texts is a well established textbook that introduces students to the main principles of language analysis, through contemporary text examples. Covering a wide range of language areas, the book uses an interactive, activity-based approach to support students’ understanding of language structure and variety.
The third edition includes: new material on analyzing sound; an updated range of texts, including literary extracts, advertisements, newspaper articles, comic book strips, excerpts from popular comedy sketches, political speeches, telephone discourse, and internet chat; new extension work to support student-directed study; detailed suggestions after each unit for further reading within the Intertext series as a whole; and an updated list of URLs.
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