"Investigating English Discourse" is a collection of essays that address the discourse of "English" as a subject of teaching and learning. Ronald Carter draws on recent applied linguistic work in the discourse analysis of English to link theory with practice. Written in a clear, accessible manner, Carter includes examples from advertisements, poetry, jokes and public notices. Topics include grammar, correctness and standard English, critical language awareness and literacy, language and creativity, and discourse theory.
"Investigating English Discourse" is a collection of essays that address the discourse of "English" as a subject of teaching and learning. Ronald Carter draws on recent applied linguistic work in the discourse analysis of English to link theory with practice. Written in a clear, accessible manner, Carter includes examples from advertisements, poetry, jokes and public notices. Topics include grammar, correctness and standard English, critical language awareness and literacy, language and creativity, and discourse theory.
Ronald Carter is Professor of Modern English Language at the University of Nottingham and was National Co-ordinator of the 'Language in the National Curriculum' Project (LINC) from 1989-1992. He has published extensively and is the editor of the Interface and co-editor of the Intertext series, both published by Routledge.
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Part I Language, Discourse and 'English'; Introduction1 Introduction to Part I; Chapter 1 The text of this Chapter was first delivered as an inaugural lecture at the University of Nottingham on 3 December 1992. Some of the characteristics of the spoken discourse of its delivery have been retained in this written version; the Chapter is also a modified version of a paper published in English in Education, 27, 3 (1993).; Chapter 2 This Chapter was first published in Carter, R. (ed.) Knowledge about Language and the Curriculum: The LINC Reader (Hodder and Stoughton, Sevenoaks, 1990).; Chapter 3 This Chapter is a modified version of a paper of the same title in Hasan, R. and Williams, G. (eds) literacy in Society(Longman, 1996). It was originally delivered as a plenary paper to the annual conference of the Australian Applied Linguistics Association, Sydney, July 1992.; Chapter 4 This Chapter is an extensively revised version of a paper entitled 'Standard Englishes in speech and writing' previously published in Hayhoe, M. and Parker, S. (eds) Who Owns English? (Open University Press, Milton Keynes, 1994).; Chapter 5 This Chapter has not previously been published. It is based on a plenary paper delivered at a conference on 'Language and Knowledge' at the National University of Singapore in September 1996.; postscripts1 Postscripts and Prospects; Part II Literature, Discourse and 'English'; Introduction2 Introduction to Part II; overview Overview: 'Lang' and 'Lit': Interpreting Discourse; Chapter 6 This Chapter is a re-edited version of a paper with the same title in Steele, R. and Threadgold, T. (eds) Language Topics: Essays Presented to Michael Halliday, Vol. 2 ().; Chapter 7 This Chapter is a rewritten version of a paper entitled 'Clines of metaphoricity and creative metaphors as situated risk taking' first published in Journal of Literary Semantics, 17, 2 (1988). The original paper was co-written with Rukmini Bhaya and Michael Toolan and I am grateful to my co-authors
Part I Language, Discourse and 'English'; Introduction1 Introduction to Part I; Chapter 1 The text of this Chapter was first delivered as an inaugural lecture at the University of Nottingham on 3 December 1992. Some of the characteristics of the spoken discourse of its delivery have been retained in this written version; the Chapter is also a modified version of a paper published in English in Education, 27, 3 (1993).; Chapter 2 This Chapter was first published in Carter, R. (ed.) Knowledge about Language and the Curriculum: The LINC Reader (Hodder and Stoughton, Sevenoaks, 1990).; Chapter 3 This Chapter is a modified version of a paper of the same title in Hasan, R. and Williams, G. (eds) literacy in Society(Longman, 1996). It was originally delivered as a plenary paper to the annual conference of the Australian Applied Linguistics Association, Sydney, July 1992.; Chapter 4 This Chapter is an extensively revised version of a paper entitled 'Standard Englishes in speech and writing' previously published in Hayhoe, M. and Parker, S. (eds) Who Owns English? (Open University Press, Milton Keynes, 1994).; Chapter 5 This Chapter has not previously been published. It is based on a plenary paper delivered at a conference on 'Language and Knowledge' at the National University of Singapore in September 1996.; postscripts1 Postscripts and Prospects; Part II Literature, Discourse and 'English'; Introduction2 Introduction to Part II; overview Overview: 'Lang' and 'Lit': Interpreting Discourse; Chapter 6 This Chapter is a re-edited version of a paper with the same title in Steele, R. and Threadgold, T. (eds) Language Topics: Essays Presented to Michael Halliday, Vol. 2 ().; Chapter 7 This Chapter is a rewritten version of a paper entitled 'Clines of metaphoricity and creative metaphors as situated risk taking' first published in Journal of Literary Semantics, 17, 2 (1988). The original paper was co-written with Rukmini Bhaya and Michael Toolan and I am grateful to my co-authors
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