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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458913303321

Autore

Hyland Ken

Titolo

Academic discourse : English in a global context / Ken Hyland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2009

ISBN

1-4742-1167-4

1-282-87681-3

9786612876813

1-4411-9204-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Continuum discourse series

Disciplina

401.41

Soggetti

Rhetoric

Discourse analysis

Academic writing

Scholars - Language

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 (pages 188-205) and indexes

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1: Points of Departure -- 2: Approaches -- 3: Academic Communities -- 4: Research Discourses -- 5: Instructional Discourses -- 6: Student Discourses -- 7: Popular Discourses -- 8: Wider Worlds -- References -- Index --

Sommario/riassunto

Academic discourse is a rapidly growing area of study, attracting researchers and students from a diverse range of fields. This is partly due to the growing awareness that knowledge is socially constructed through language and partly because of the emerging dominance of English as the language of scholarship worldwide. Large numbers of students and researchers must now gain fluency in the conventions of English language academic discourses to understand their disciplines, establish their careers and to successfully navigate their learning. This accessible and readable book shows the nature and importance of academic discourses in the modern world, offering a clear description of the conventions of spoken and written academic discourse and the ways these construct both knowledge and disciplinary communities. This unique genre-based introduction to academic discourse will be essential reading for undergraduate and postgraduate students



studying TESOL, applied linguistics, and English for Academic Purposes.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778280903321

Autore

Camp John McK

Titolo

The archaeology of Athens / / John M. Camp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven ; ; London : , : Yale University Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-281-72886-1

9786611728861

0-300-13815-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) : illustrations, maps

Disciplina

938/.5

Soggetti

Excavations (Archaeology) - Greece - Athens

Historic sites - Greece - Athens

Athens (Greece) Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. INTRODUCTION THE PHYSICAL SETTING -- 2. THE PREHISTORIC PERIOD -- 3. EARLY AND ARCHAIC ATHENS -- 4. CLASSICAL ATHENS -- 5. HELLENISTIC ATHENS -- 6. ROMAN ATHENS -- 7. LATE ROMAN ATHENS -- Athens -- Attica -- Border Areas -- Abbreviations -- Illustration Credits -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The monuments of ancient Athens and Attica give eloquent testimony to the enduring legacy of Greek civilization. In this book, a leading authority on the archaeology of this area presents a survey of the monuments-first chronologically and then site by site-creating the definitive work on the subject. John M. Camp begins with a comprehensive narrative history of the monuments from the earliest times to the sixth century A.D. Drawing on literary and epigraphic evidence, including Plutarch's biographies, Pausanias's guidebook, and thousands of inscriptions, he discusses who built a given structure, when, and why. Camp presents dozens of passages in translation, allowing the reader easy access to the variety and richness of the ancient sources. In effect, this main part of the book provides an



engrossing history of ancient Athens as recorded in its archaeological remains. The second section of the book offers in-depth discussions of individual sites in their physical context, including accounts of excavations in the modern era. Written in a clear and engaging style and lavishly illustrated, Camp's archaeological tour of Athens is certain to appeal not only to scholars and students but also to visitors to the area.