Researching language in schools and communities [[electronic resource] ] : functional linguistic perspectives / / edited by Len Unsworth

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910451549503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London ; ; Washington, : Cassell, 2000
• ISBN: 1-281-29465-9; 9786611294656; 1-84714-091-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Collana: Open linguistics series
• Altri autori (Persone): UnsworthLen
• Disciplina: 410/.1/8
• Soggetti: Linguistics - Research; Functionalism (Linguistics); Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Contributors; Introduction; Acknowledgements; 1 Developing socially responsible language research; 2 Getting started with functional analysis of texts; 3 Researching first language development in children; 4 Researching second and foreign language development; 5 Children's literature, children and uses of language description; 6 Researching everyday talk; 7 Socio-semantic variation: different wordings, different meanings; 8 The language of classroom interaction and learning; 9 Exploring reading processes; 10 Interpreting literature: the role of APPRAISAL; 11 Investigating subject-specific literacies in school learning12 Close reading: functional linguistics as a tool for critical discourse analysis; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Researching Language in Schools and Communities is designed for those who intend to carry out and / or study research in children's language development, teaching English as a second language, children's literature, casual conversation, social class and language variation, classroom discourse, reading processes, teaching writing, literacy and curriculum area learning, critical literacies and related areas. The contributors are among the foremost researchers in these ; fields. In this book they introduce approaches to help investigate such areas in applied language research using systemic