Title:
Critical reading and writing : an introductory coursebook
Author:
Goatly, Andrew, 1950-
ISBN:
9780415195591
9780415195607
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Physical Description:
xiv, 348 pages ; 26 cm
Contents:
Introduction --- Part One. Critical linguistics: reading meanings from the text -- Chapter 2. Text and conceptual meaning -- Chapter 3. Text and interpersonal meaning -- Chapter 4. Two critical discourse: reading meanings into the text -- Introduction to Part Two -- Chapter 4. Interpreting discourse -- Chapter 5. Reading and writing positions -- Chapter 6. Intertextuality -- Part Three. The ideology behind the text -- Introduction to Part Three. Chapter 7. Advertising and consumerism -- Chapter 8. Fiction and feminism -- Chapter 9. News and institutional power -- Chapter 10. Nature, vocabulary and grammar.
Abstract:
Critical Reading and Writing is a fully introductory, interactive textbook that explores the power relations at work in and behind the texts we encounter in our everyday lives. Using examples from numerous genres - such as popular fiction, advertisements and newspapers - this textbook examines the language choices a writer must make in structuring texts, representing the world and positioning the reader. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, Critical Reading and Writing offers guidance on how to read texts critically and how to develop effective writing skills. With this important new introductory text, students will swiftly discover the power relations at work in and behind the texts they encounter in their everyday lives.
Electronic Access:
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