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A reader for use in English classes, with essays by well-known authors such as James Baldwin and Amy Tan, as well as essays by new writers on current topics like talk radio and sports mascots. Eleven workshops scattered throughout supply raw material for analyzing the processes through which language changes, with discussion questions and activities. Boxed readings offer word etymologies, linguistic anecdotes, and language facts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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Living Language: Reading, Thinking, and Writing
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Longman Publishing Group, Boston, MA, 1998
ISBN 10: 0205270913
ISBN 13: 9780205270910
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Trade paperback. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 490 p. Audience: General/trade. This book fulfills the promise of its title by revealing the excitement of language study, the constancy of language change, and the impact of language on our everyday lives. Sixty-one reading selections not only provide models and inspiration for writing but also help develop critical reading skills, data analysis, vocabulary enlargement, and facilitates communication. Including visuals, interesting details about language change, and other histories of words. The organization of the book leads the reader from personal, subjective writing to objective and academic writing. Treating current and popular topics, this book addresses all types of reading materials, such as news stories, headlines, letters-to-the-editor, a video script, a sweepstakes offer, cartoons, and road signs through the lens of language. Chapter titles include You and Your Names; Labels of Primary Potency; Language for Fun; and Changing Words in a Changing World. Anyone with an interest in the dynamics of language. Fine. whisper of shelfwear to the cover, Codice articolo Alibris.0028913
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Paperback. Condizione: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0205270913I5N00
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