TY  - BOOK
AU  - Maybin,Janet
AU  - Mercer,Neil
AU  - Hewings,Ann
ED  - Open University.
TI  - Using English
SN  - 0415376823
AV  - PE1074.75 .U85 2007
U1  - 428 22
PY  - 2007///
CY  - London, Milton Keynes [England]
PB  - Routledge, In association with The Open University
KW  - English language
KW  - Usage
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index; 1; Everyday Talk --; 2; Using English to Persuade --; 3; Language Play in English --; 4; Literacy Practices in English --; 5; English at Work --; 6; Market Forces Speak English --; 7; Good and Bad English
N2  - Using English provides an invaluable introduction to the study of English for students of language and linguistics. It examines the way in which the English language is used today in different contexts and in many parts of the world, by both native and non-native speakers. Issues of language use in speech and writing, in work and play, and in persuading and informing are explored and illustrated with data and readings from around the English-using world. The reader is introduced to the adaptations and variations in English language use and to debates relating to how these are perceived and evaluated by different groups of users
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