Book Series in English Language and Linguistics

Intertext

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The Language of Advertising

Written Texts

By Angela Goddard

The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. The core book, Working with Texts, is the foundation...

ISBN: 978-0-415-27803-4 | Published April 11th 2002 by Routledge.

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The Language of Speech and Writing

By Ronald Carter, Ms Sandra Cornbleet, Sandra Cornbleet

This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge Intertext series is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on speech and writing....

ISBN: 978-0-415-23167-1 | Published June 7th 2001 by Routledge.

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The Language of Conversation

By Francesca Pridham

This accessible satellite textbook in the Routledge Intertext series offers students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis of conversation. Written in a clear, user-friendly style...

ISBN: 978-0-415-22964-7 | Published February 15th 2001 by Routledge.

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The Language of ICT

Information and Communication Technology

By Tim Shortis

The Language of ICT:
* explores the nature of the electronic word and presents the new types of text in which it is found
* examines the...

ISBN: 978-0-415-22275-4 | Published November 9th 2000 by Routledge.

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The Language of Drama

By Keith Sanger

The Language of Drama
* applies contemporary linguistic research to a wide range of plays, soap operas and screenplays, ranging from Shakespeare to Stoppard, Coronation Street...

ISBN: 978-0-415-21423-0 | Published September 14th 2000 by Routledge.

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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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-21424-7 | Published March 23rd 2000 by Routledge.

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Language and Gender

By Angela Goddard, Lindsey Mean

Language and Gender
* explores the relationship between language and our ideas about men and women
* challenges commonly expressed views on the subject of language and
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ISBN: 978-0-415-20177-3 | 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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-20178-0 | Published September 9th 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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-16911-0 | 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...

ISBN: 978-0-415-16912-7 | 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
*...

ISBN: 978-0-415-16928-8 | Published February 26th 1998 by Routledge.

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Series Details:

Edited by: Adrian Beard, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Angela Goddard, University College of York St. John

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.

Forthcoming Titles:

Language and Gender
By Angela Goddard, Lindsey Mean
December 8th 2008