Researching language in schools and communities : functional linguistic perspectives / edited by Len Unsworth.

Researching Language in Schools and Communities is designed for those who intend to carry out and / or study research in children''s language development, teaching English as a second language, children''s literature, casual conversation, social class and language variation, clas...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Other Authors: Unsworth, Len
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; Washington : Cassell, 2000.
Series:Open linguistics series.
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Table of Contents:
  • Developing socially responsible language research / Frances Christie and Len Unsworth
  • Getting started with functional analysis of texts / Louise Ravelli
  • Researching first language development in children / Clare Painter
  • Researching second and foreign language development / Gillian Perrett
  • Children's literature, children and uses of language description / Geoffrey Williams
  • Researching everyday talk / Suzanne Eggins
  • Socio-semantic variation : different wordings, different meanings / Carmel Cloran
  • The language of classroom interaction and learning / Frances Christie
  • Exploring reading processes / Linda Gerot
  • Interpreting literature : the role of APPRAISAL / Joan Rothery and Maree Stenglin
  • Investigating subject-specific literacies in school learning / Len Unsworth
  • Close reading : functional linguistics as a tool for critical discourse analysis / J.R. Martin.