List of figures -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1. Variety and 'Standard English' -- 2. A (very brief) history of English -- 3. Texts in societies: societies in texts -- 4. Some definitional problems -- 5. Cohesion, coherence and register -- 6. Interpreting the language -- 7. Genre -- 8. The case of literature -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Analysis
English language
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [208]-217) and index
