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Provides an analysis of the process of regenring, the transformation of essay-based knowledge through the process of rewriting in another genre. This book analyzes the work of first year undergraduates from a range of disciplines who were given a task of reworking an essay using a different genre. It is suitable for researchers and postgraduates.

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Now available in paperback, this eighth volumein the Collected Work Series offers a detailed survey of the Chinese language by eminent linguist M.A.K. Halliday. >

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Offers a detailed survey of the Chinese language. This eighth volume approaches the Chinese language from several interesting vantage points, ranging from studies of medieval to modern grammar, phonology, and discourse. It also includes a CD-ROM with extracts from the book as well as the original Chinese text.

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For nearly half a century, Professor M.A.K. Halliday has been enriching the discipline of linguistics with his keen insights into the social semiotic phenomenon we call language. This ten- volume series presents the seminal works of Professor Halliday.

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Covers topics such as transitivity, theme-rheme, mood, and modality in English. This book also presents papers on English intonation and grammar including discussion of word order in English and the complex structures typical of informal spontaneous conversation.

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This clear and comprehensive guide provides a detailed critical overview of the study of regional dialect in the English language, giving a complete history of work on dialects from the sixteenth century to the present day, from early dialect dictionaries to modern research in geolinguistics, and looking at English dialects across the world.

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Within the historical literary genre, stylistics is widely applicable but as yet under deployed. This book acts as a showcase for the range of analysis possible. It focuses on religious, political and ideological issues that animated and defined Reformation England. It provides student resources and research material in stylistics.

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The world's fastest reader offers advice on how to improve reading speed and memory without reducing comprehension. Original.

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Tracing the history of swearing from ancient Anglo-Saxon traditions and those of the Middle Ages, through Shakespeare, the Enlightenment and the Victorians, to the Lady Chatterley trial and various current trends, this book discusses various contemporary developments, such as the growth of Political Correctness.

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This book is designed to teach undergraduate and beginning graduate students how to understand, analyse and describe syntactic phenomena in different languages.

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Aimed at undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this work covers the varieties of syntactic phenomena in different languages and a method of analyzing and describing them.

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Aimed at undergraduate and beginning graduate students, this work covers the varieties of syntactic phenomena in different languages and a method of analyzing and describing them.

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Clear, practical and accessible, Syntactic Theory introduces students to theory building and evaluation through Government-Binding Theory. Now fully updated, this second edition features new chapters on the Minimalist Program, expanded chapters on Phrase Structure and Functional Categories and extensively revised end-of-chapter exercises.

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This manual outlines a framework for the analysis of syntactic grammar from a perspective of a systemic functional grammar. With examples throughout, it provides a brief overview of systemic grammar, considers formal units and their classes, and covers the role of units as elements of structure.