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An introduction to key themes and topics in contemporary sociolinguistics. It looks at the study of language and society through the concept of identity. It is suitable for those who study contemporary sociolinguistics, suitable for undergraduates and postgraduates alike.

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Provides an introduction to syntactic theory. This book includes theories such as transformational generative grammar, relational grammar, word grammar, functional grammar, and optimality theory. It also includes chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises, a glossary of terms, and an appendix for analysis or reference.

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Provides an introduction to syntactic theory. This book includes theories such as transformational generative grammar, relational grammar, word grammar, functional grammar, and optimality theory. It also includes chapter summaries, suggestions for further reading, exercises, a glossary of terms, and an appendix for analysis or reference.

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Presents the basic goals and tools of syntactic analysis. This book's framework is theory-neutral, presenting a scientific introduction to the field and to synchronic description. It examines variation and change, syntactic typology, language acquisition, and possible explanations from structural, evolutionary and functional perspectives.

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Presents the basic goals and tools of syntactic analysis. This book's framework is theory-neutral, presenting a scientific introduction to the field and to synchronic description. It examines variation and change, syntactic typology, language acquisition, and possible explanations from structural, evolutionary and functional perspectives.

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A guide to the nature of language and an introduction to linguistic analysis. Suitable for those studying language for the first time, it covers such topics as: discourse analysis, language acquisition, language change and the history of English, with examinations of different modes of discourse as well as the components of language itself.

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Suitable for those studying language for the first time. This book includes topics such as discourse analysis, language acquisition, language change, and the history of English, together with examinations of different modes of discourse as well as the components of language itself. It features chapter summaries, study questions, and case studies.

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'The balance struck in this volume between discussion of theory and reports on and suggestions for practice make it an invaluable collection for all those engaged in researching and teaching academic writing. Most of the contributions present work influenced by systemic functional linguistics, but the collection will also be of interest to those adopting alternative approaches.'

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There have been considerable demographic shifts in the use of English worldwide. The sociolinguistic reality of English language use worldwide, and its implications, continue to be hotly contested. This book details the developments in the pragmatics and lexicogrammar of speakers using English as a lingua franca.

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The authors outline how multi-modality theory can be used to analyze texts which employ multiple semiotic modes and media, in such a way that a balanced consideration is given to the characteristics of each mode, how they integrate, and how they distribute textual functions between them.

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An exploration of the police interview interaction between officers and suspects, using real interview recordings and a conversation analytic framework. It uses transcripts from real UK police interviews, investigating previously unexplored and under-explored areas of the process.

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An exploration of the police interview interaction between officers and suspects, using real interview recordings and a conversation analytic framework.

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Providing a basic descriptive terminology for prose style, this handbook supplies detailed, carefully charted answers to questions such as: what is a noun style A verb style A hypotactic or a paratactic style

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The first international book on antiracist discourse, Antiracist Discourse in Brazil examines the history of antislavery, abolition, and antiracist discourse in Brazil with a detailed discourse analysis of contemporary parliamentary debates on affirmative action.

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Tackles everyday real-life language-related problems in diverse social, professional and academic contexts. This title features chapters that use systemic functional linguistic theory to engage with issues of translation, education, language teaching/learning, multimodality, media, social policy and action and positive discourse analysis.

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Appliable Linguistics tackles everyday real-life language-related problems in diverse social, professional and academic contexts

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Surveying the increasing dialogue between linguistics and social theory, this title shows how social theory, applied linguistics and sociolinguistics share a set of common concerns.