The Language of Magazines

By Linda McLoughlin, Linda Mcloughlin

The Language of Magazines:
*shows how linguistic techniques such as puns and presuppositions are used by magazines to capture our attention
*examines how image and text combine...

Published March 23rd 2000 by Routledge.

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Critical Reading and Writing

An Introductory Coursebook

By Andrew Goatly

Critical Reading and Writing is a fully introductory, interactive textbook that explores the power relations at work in and behind the texts we encounter in...

Published February 17th 2000 by Routledge.

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The Language of Politics

By Adrian Beard

The Language of Politics:
* examines how both politicians and commentators describe political stances
* explores some of the most common linguistic features to be found in...

Published September 9th 1999 by Routledge.

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Pragmatics

By Jean Stilwell Peccei

In Pragmatics, the study of meaning derived from context, Jean Stilwell Peccei offers a practical introduction to this core area of linguistics. Pragmatics:
* encourages the...

Published July 15th 1999 by Routledge.

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The Enlargement of the European Union

Issues and Strategies

Edited by Victoria Curzon Price, Alice Landau, Richard Whitman

This volume looks at the process of enlargment which the European Union is currently undertaking, focusing on both the economic and political dimensions of the...

Published March 25th 1999 by Routledge.

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The Language of Sport

By Adrian Beard

The Language of Sport:
* looks in detail at the language of sports-talk including commentary and 'new sportswriting'
* explores linguistic representation of related issues such as...

Published February 26th 1998 by Routledge.

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The Language of Humour

By Alison Ross

The Language of Humour:
* examines the importance of the social context for humour
* explores the issue of gender and humour in areas such as...

Published February 26th 1998 by Routledge.

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The Language of Poetry

By John McRae

The Language of Poetry:
* develops the student's ability to read and evaluate poetic texts of many kinds
* includes activities, commentaries and extensions to each extract
*...

Published February 26th 1998 by Routledge.

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