LEADER 04419nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910962610803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9786612162916 010 $a9781282162914 010 $a1282162918 010 $a9789027298669 010 $a9027298661 035 $a(CKB)1000000000552419 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000281395 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11259587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000281395 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10307594 035 $a(PQKB)10276109 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC622783 035 $a(DE-B1597)720573 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789027298669 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000552419 100 $a19990714d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aLetter writing as a social practice /$fedited by David Barton, Nigel Hall 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aPhiladelphia $cJohn Benjamins Pub.$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (269 pages) 225 1 $aStudies in written language and literacy,$x0929-7324 ;$vv. 9 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a9781556192074 311 08$a155619207X 311 08$a9789027218025 311 08$a9027218021 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aLETTER WRITING AS A SOCIAL PRACTICE -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC data -- Table of contents -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Letters and the Social Grounding of Differentiated Genres -- CHAPTER 3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750-1800 -- CHAPTER 4. Letter Writing in a Cornish Community in the 1790s -- CHAPTER 5. English Pauper Letters 1800-34, and the English Language -- CHAPTER 6. The Materiality of Letter Writing: A nineteenth century perspective -- CHAPTER 7. Letter-Writing Instruction in 19th Century Schools in the United States -- CHAPTER 8. Young Children's Explorations of Letter Writing -- CHAPTER 9. Death Row Penfriends: Some Effects of Letter Writing on Identity and Relationships -- CHAPTER 10. 'Absolutely Truly Brill to See From You': Visuality and Prisoners' Letters -- CHAPTER 11. True Traces: Love Letters and Social Transformation in Nepal -- CHAPTER 12. Teaching Letters: The Recontextualisation of Letter-Writing Practices in Literacy Classes for Unschooled Adults i -- CHAPTER 13. Computer-Mediated Communication: The Future of the letter? -- Author biographies -- Index of Names -- Index of Subjects -- STUDIES IN WRITTEN LANGUAGE AND LITERACY. 330 $aThis book explores the social significance of letter writing. Letter writing is one of the most pervasive literate activities in human societies, crossing formal and informal contexts. Letters are a common text type, appearing in a wide variety of forms in most domains of life. More broadly, the importance of letter writing can be seen in that the phenomenon has been widespread historically, being one of earliest forms of writing, and a wide range of contemporary genres have their roots in letters. The writing of a letter is embedded in a particular social situation, and like all other types of literacy objects and events, the activity gains its meaning and significance from being situated in cultural beliefs, values, and practices. This book brings together anthropologists, historians, educators and other social scientists, providing a range of case studies that explore aspects of the socially situated nature of letter writing. 410 0$aStudies in written language and literacy ;$vv. 9. 606 $aLetter writing$xSocial aspects$zEnglish-speaking countries 606 $aWritten communication$xSocial aspects$zEnglish-speaking countries 606 $aEnglish letters$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish language$xRhetoric 606 $aLetter writing$xHistory 615 0$aLetter writing$xSocial aspects 615 0$aWritten communication$xSocial aspects 615 0$aEnglish letters$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish language$xRhetoric. 615 0$aLetter writing$xHistory. 676 $a395.4 701 $aBarton$b David$f1949-$0447403 701 $aHall$b Nigel$f1947-$01800670 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910962610803321 996 $aLetter writing as a social practice$94345575 997 $aUNINA