Keywords in Language and Literacy

by Ronald Carter

Just what is Standard English? Is it correct English? Should grammar be taught?
The answers to such questions invariably provoke controversy. In this handy A to Z guide to language and literacy, Ronald Carter unpicks the meaning of key terms like proper English', real books', text', and discourse', and the ways in which concepts are used - and abused - by teachers, politicians, linguists, journalists and employers.
Each concise definition...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415119294
• ISBN13: 9780415119290
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.46 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.0" x 8.0"