Language Change

Adrian Beard

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English

Routledge
12 February 2004

Language: history & general works; Sociolinguistics; Historical & comparative linguistics; Dialect, slang & jargon

Series: Intertext

Language Change : examines the way external factors have influenced and are influencing language change, focusing on how changing social contexts are reflected in language use explores the attitudes, values and assumptions that shape the way we use language looks at how language change operates within different genres, such as problem pages, sports reports and recipes provides lively examples from everyday communication, including letters, emails, postcards and text messages includes a unit on how new words are formed and features a full glossary.

By: Adrian Beard
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 230g
ISBN: 9780415320566
ISBN 10: 0415320569
Series: Intertext
Pages: 118
Publication Date: 12 February 2004
Recommended Age: From 17 to 18 years
Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Professional and scholarly , Children's (6-12) , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements, Unit one: Context and language change, Unit two: Genre and change, Unit three: Interpersonal communication genres and change, Unit four: Visual representation and change, Unit five: Attitudes to language change, Unit six: Internal aspects of change, Answers and commentaries, References, Index of terms

Adrian Beard teaches at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, is an experienced author and is chief examiner for English at A Level.