Discourses in Place: Language in the Material World

by Suzanne B. K. Scollon, Ron Scollon, Suzie Wong, et al.

Book Overview

Discourses in Place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate. Written by leaders in the field, this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning of public texts like road signs, notices and brand logos by considering the social and physical world that surrounds them. Drawing on a wide range of real examples, from signs in the Chinese mountains, to urban centres in Austria, Italy, North America and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041529049X
• ISBN13: 9780415290494
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"