The Language of Everyday Life; An Introduction

by Judy Delin

• ISBN13: 9780761960904
• ISBN10: 0761960902
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-13
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

This is a lively, practical guide that provides a fascinating linguistic description of six familiar text and discourse types, showing how language works in everyday life to perform its particular purpose. Through original examples, students are introduced to a wide-ranging repertoire of analytical concepts and techniques, described in basic, clear terms, and drawn from a broad range of areas of linguistics and language study. The aim of the book is to enable students to discover for themselves what is interesting about different language situations, and to begin to interrogate the relationship between language, society, and ideology. The Language of Everyday Life includes: topics for discussion; exercises, and; further readings; extensive glossary of technical terms; a practical guide to project work.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	ix
Introduction	1	(10)
The Language of Written News Reporting	11	(27)
The Language of Sports Commentary	38	(21)
The Language of Instructions	59	(22)
The Language of Interviews	81	(21)
The Language of Magazine Features	102	(21)
The Language of Advertising	123	(27)
Researching the Language of Everyday Life	150	(20)
Glossary	170	(26)
Bibliography	196	(7)
Index	203