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Record Nr.

UNINA9910781772203321

Titolo

Language, knowledge and pedagogy [[electronic resource] ] : functional linguistic and sociological perspectives / / edited by Frances Christie and J.R. Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, 2008

ISBN

1-4411-6972-5

1-283-27172-9

9786613271723

1-4411-3119-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (282 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

ChristieFrances

MartinJ. R. <1950->

Disciplina

410.18

Soggetti

Functionalism (Linguistics)

Sociolinguistics

Language and education

Knowledge, Sociology of

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally published: 2007.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of tables; List of figures; Contributors; Section 1: Theoretical Foundations; Section 2: Fields of Discourse - Disciplines of Discourse; Section 3: Research Prospects - Exploring Uncommon Sense; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book explores the nature of knowledge, language and pedagogy from the perspective of two complementary theories: systemic functional linguistics, and Bernstein-inspired sociology. Bernstein's sociology of knowledge makes a distinction between horizontal and vertical discourses as ways in which knowledge is transmitted in institutional settings, with teachers as agents of symbolic control. Systemic functional linguists have explored educational discourse according to similar hierarchies, and by bringing the two perspectives together this book shows the impact of language on knowledge and p