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082 0 4 _222
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_bT.S.M
100 1 _aThorne, Sara.
_eauthor
245 1 0 _aMastering advanced English language /
_cSara Thorne.
246 3 0 _nAdvanced English language
250 _asecond edition
264 1 _aBasingstoke :
_bPalgrave Macmillan,
_c2008.
300 _axiv, 634 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm.
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediated
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
490 0 _6 Palgrave master series
500 _aPrevious ed.: Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1997.
500 _aFormerly CIP. |5 Uk
504 _a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aPreface.- Acknowledgements.- Abbreviations.- PART I: REFERENCE THE STRUCTURE OF ENGLISH.- The Structure of English.- Phonetics and Phonology.- Style.- How to use your knowledge.- PART II: LANGUAGE ISSUES ASPECTS OF ENGLISH.- Some Basic Concepts.- English: A Living Language.- Historical Change.- Language Variation: Regional and Social.- Child Language Learning to Talk.- PART III: VARIETIES ENGLISH IN USE .- Spoken English.- The Language of Newspapers.- The Language of Advertising.- The Language of Literature Narrative Prose.- The Language of Literature Poetry.- The Language of Law.- The Language of the Church.- The Language of Politics.- The Language of Broadcasting.- The Language of Comedy.- Other Varieties.- How to Use Your Knowledge.- Appendices.- Index.
520 _aWritten primarily for AS and A-Level English courses, but of interest to university students on related courses, this book is designed to make an intuitive understanding of language explicit. By focusing on language use in different contexts, it encourages an investigative and interpretative approach.
650 0 _aEnglish language
_xUsage.
942 _cBK
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