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11. The Routledge Guide to Modern English Writing

    By Ronald Carter, John McRae

    In 1963 President John F. Kennedy was shot, Sylvia Plath published The Bell Jar, and the Beatles were in their prime. This was a changing world, which British and Irish writers both contributed to and reflected in drama, poetry and prose.The Routledge Guide to Modern English Writing tells the...

    Published November 19th 2003 by Routledge
12. The Language of Speech and Writing

    By Ronald Carter, Ms Sandra Cornbleet, Sandra Cornbleet

    Series: Intertext

    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. Written in a clear, user-friendly style, it combines practical activities with texts, accompanied by commentaries and...

    Published June 6th 2001 by Routledge
13. The Routledge History of Literature in English

    Britain and Ireland, 2nd Edition

    By Ronald Carter, John McRae

    This is a completely updated and expanded second edition of the wide-ranging and accessible Routledge History of Literature in English. It covers the main developments in the history of British and Irish literature and has extensive accompanying language notes which explore the interrelationships...

    Published April 25th 2001 by Routledge
14. Investigating English Discourse

    Language, Literacy, Literature

    By Ronald Carter

    In this challenging and at times controversial book, Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of 'English' as a subject of teaching and learning.Among the key topics investigated are:* grammar* correctness and standard English* critical language awareness and literacy* language and creativity* the...

    Published September 24th 1997 by Routledge
15. Keywords in Language and Literacy

    By Ronald Carter

    Just what is Standard English? Is it correct English? Should grammar be taught?The answers to such questions invariably provoke controversy. In this handy A to Z guide to language and literacy, Ronald Carter unpicks the meaning of key terms like `proper English', `real books', `text', and `...

    Published May 10th 1995 by Routledge
16. Language, Discourse and Literature

    An Introductory Reader in Discourse Stylistics

    Edited by Ronald Carter, Paul Simpson

    This collection shows students of English and applied linguistics ways in which language and literary study can be integrated. By drawing on a wide range of texts by mainly British and American writers, from a variety of different periods, the contributors show how discourse stylistics can provide...

    Published November 23rd 1988 by Routledge