Susan Strauss, Parastou Feiz, Xuehua Xiang

Gebundenes Buch

Grammar, Meaning, and Concepts

A Discourse-Based Approach to English Grammar

Beschreibung

This book emphasizes the ways in which users of language construct meaning, express viewpoints, and depict imageries using the conceptual meaning-filled categories that underlie all of grammar; grammar-in-use is illustrated with an abundance of authentic data examples. Activities in each chapter can be used as is or adapted for classroom practice.

Autor

Susan Strauss is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics and Asian Studies at The Pennsylvania State University, USA. Her research interests center on the interface of discourse, cognition, interaction, and culture, often from a cross-linguistic/cross-cultural perspective. She is co-author of Discourse Analysis: Putting our Worlds into Words (Routledge, 2014). Parastou Feiz is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of English at California State University, San Bernardino, USA. Her research focuses on comparative analyses of grammatical structures across languages, particularly Persian and English. She is co-author of Discourse Analysis: Putting our Worlds into Words (Routledge, 2014). Xuehua Xiang is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Chicago, USA. Her research focuses on using empirical lenses, such as discourse analysis, corpus tools, and cognitive-functional perspectives to study the interaction of language, culture, and communication.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 492
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 1066g
• ISBN-13: 9781138785267
• ISBN-10: 1138785261
• Artikelnr.: 54491832