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OverviewThe social context of language is key to its meaning: it governs how discourse is perceived. This book takes that as its basis and offers a rich and powerful way to analyze language and its meaning, across a range of domains. The emphasis is on social motives, functions and contexts, and the book throughout connects theory to real-life issues. Using a diverse, non-technical framework, the book looks at how meaning in use is naturally dynamic, complex and connected. Meaning is always embedded in communication. It brings several disciplines together, from discourse analysis to systemic functional linguistics, from cognitive to corpus linguistics. Bob Hodge assumes no prior linguistic knowledge and the book will be valuable to students across a range of subjects. Throughout, there is an emphasis on real-life examples that highlight the actual, complex nature of language in society and discourse in action. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bob HodgePublisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.503kg ISBN: 9781441110350ISBN 10: 1441110356 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 26 November 2015 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable  The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Tracking meaning; 3. The meaning of meaning; 4. Words; 5. Discourse, story, text; 6. Grammar as meta-meaning; 7. The reality problem; 8. Medium is a message; 9. Diversities; Bibliography; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationBob Hodge is Foundation Professor of Humanities, University of Western Sydney, Australia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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