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Author Young, Lynne

Title Language as behaviour, language as code : a study of academic English / Lynne Young
Published Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub., 1990

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 304 pages) : illustrations
Series Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 8
Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 8. 0922-842X
Contents LANGUAGE AS BEHAVIOUR, LANGUAGE AS CODE A STUDY OF ACADEMIC ENGLISH; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Acknowledgements; Table of contents; Chapter 1: The Social Functional Linguistic Tradition and Approach; Diagram 1: Communication linguistics model of language; Chapter 2: Analysis; PART ONE: SITUATING THE ANALYSIS; PART TWO: PHASAL ANALYSIS; Chapter 3: Results; PART ONE: REGISTERIAL CONSTRUCTS; PART TWO: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES AMONG THE SPOKEN DISCOURSES AND WRITTEN TEXTS; Chapter 4: Conclusion; PART ONE: A REAPPRAISAL OF THE MODEL OF ANALYSIS
PART TWO: PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONSAppendix 1: Transitivity System; Appendix 2: Mood System; Appendix 3: Chart of E.R. Ewer's Modals; Appendix 4: Charts of Phasal Characteristics: Discourses and Texts; Appendix 5: Transcripts of Discourses and Texts; Appendix 6: Discourse and Text Phases; Appendix 7: Sample Worksheet for Analysis; References
Summary This work arose from the desire to teach foreign students in North America a particular variety of language used in their disciplines (speech situations), whereupon the inadequacy or non-existence of previous study became apparent. Given this raison d'ĂȘtre, the work first illustrates one approach to the analysis of language in order to test whether something of significance can be said about the typology of texts and discourse. The approach chosen is Systemic Functional Grammar, with its roots in the Prague School of Linguistics and the London School of J.R. Firth, a theory that is particularly
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers -- Social aspects
Interdisciplinary approach in education -- Social aspects
Education, Higher -- Social aspects
English language -- Social aspects.
Pragmatics.
pragmatics.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General.
Education, Higher -- Social aspects
English language -- Social aspects
English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign speakers -- Social aspects
Interdisciplinary approach in education -- Social aspects
Pragmatics
Sprache
Kommunikation
Gesellschaft
Wissenschaftssprache
Soziolinguistik
Vaktaal.
Sociale aspecten.
Hoger onderwijs.
Engels.
Englisch.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 90023244
ISBN 9789027283276
9027283273
1283174219
9781283174213
9786613174215
6613174211
Other Titles Language as behavior, language as code
Language, behaviour and code