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The Language , Society and Power Reader
The Language, Society and Power Reader is the definitive Reader for students studying introductory modules in language and society. Highly user-friendly, this wide-ranging collection of key readings introduces students to the thoughts and writings of major writers working within the area of...
Published February 24th 2011 by Routledge
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Language, Society and Power
An Introduction, 3rd Edition
Language, Society and Power is the essential introductory text for students studying language in a variety of social contexts. This book examines the ways in which language functions, how it influences thought and how it varies according to age, ethnicity, class and gender. It seeks to answer such...
Published December 9th 2010 by Routledge
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Child Language
A Resource Book for Students
Series: Routledge English Language Introductions
Child Language: provides a comprehensive overview of language acquisition in children introduces students to key theories and concerns such as innateness, the role of input and the relation of language to other cognitive functions teaches students the skills needed to analyze children’s language...
Published December 12th 2005 by Routledge
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Pragmatics
Series: Language Workbooks
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 reader to look at different levels of meaning within sentences provides a basic understanding of key pragmatic concepts...
Published July 14th 1999 by Routledge
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Child Language
2nd Edition
Series: Language Workbooks
Child Language: is a comprehensive introduction to child language, introducing students to the key theories of language acquisition and teaching them skills for analyzing children's language covers the core areas of language acquisition: phonological, semantic, syntactic, morphological and...
Published April 21st 1999 by Routledge