TY  - BOOK
AU  - Cornbleet,Sandra
AU  - Carter,Ronald
TI  - The language of speech and writing
T2  - Intertext (London, England)28251
SN  - 0415231671
AV  - PE1422 .C67 2001
U1  - 420.141 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - Discourse analysis
KW  - Spoken English
KW  - Written English
N1  - Includes bibliographical references; Acknowledgements --; Introduction --; Unit 1; The nature of writing --; What is writing? --; Other features of writing --; Three influential factors --; Unit 2; The nature of speaking --; What is speaking? --; Simply sounds? --; Developing speaking skills --; Appropriateness --; Context, purpose, receiver --; The nature of everyday speech --; The phatic nature of conversation --; To speak or not to speak --; Unit 3; The language of writing --; Context --; Effect on language --; Genre --; Genre expectations --; Language of specialised writing --; Unit 4; The language of speaking --; Lexis --; Lexical creativity --; Discourse --; Functions of speech --; Unit 5; The relationship between speech and writing --; Choosing whether to speak or to write --; Factors affecting choice --; Effect on language --; A question of degree --; Features of spoken and written texts --; Text and language --; Text comparison --; Unit 6; Where boundaries meet --; The purpose of the text --; Written texts which use features of spoken texts --; What is the purpose? --; Written texts which 'masquerade' as other text types --; Intertextuality --; Spoken texts which don't fit the mould --; Texts with features of both writing and speaking --; Written dialogue --; Dialogue in fiction --; Effects of technology --; Index of terms --; References --; Further reading
ER  -