TY - BOOK AU - Mercer,Neil AU - Maybin,Janet ED - Open University. TI - Using English from conversation to canon SN - 0415131197 AV - PE1074.75 .U85 1996 U1 - 420 21 PY - 1996/// CY - London [England] PB - Routledge in association with the Open University KW - English language KW - Social aspects KW - English-speaking countries KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Spoken English KW - Intercultural communication KW - English philology KW - Canon (Literature) KW - Readers KW - Language and languages N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-318) and index; Book editors and contributors --; Introduction --; 1; Everyday talk --; 2; Literacy practices in English --; 3; English at work --; 4; Rhetoric in English --; 5; What makes English into art? --; 6; Language play in English --; 7; An English canon? --; 8; A tongue, for sighing --; References --; Acknowledgements --; Index ER -