false 891887 4 <P>In its first edition, <EM>Social Linguistics and Literacies</EM> was a major contribution to the emerging interdisciplinary field of sociocultural approaches to language and literacy, and was one of the founding texts of the &#x2018;New Literacy Studies&#x2019;.</P><P>This new edition includes much updated and revised material, and discusses some of the criticisms that have been made of the 'New Literacy Studies' and how work in this field relates to current debates about reading, literacy and schools. Critically examining digital literacy in the context of popular culture, the book also:</P><UL><LI>engages with topics such as orality and literacy, the history of literacy, the nature of discourse analysis and social theories of mind and meaning </LI><LI>explores how language functions in a society </LI><LI>through the exploration of the notion of &#x2018;Discourse&#x2019;, it surveys the current state of the field with specific reference to cross-cultural issues in communities and schools. </LI></UL><P>This book serves as a classic introduction to the study of language, learning and literacy in their social, cultural and political contexts. It shows how contemporary sociocultural approaches to language and literacy emerged</P> 877127 1 4 1996 Social Linguistics And Literacies: Ideology in Discourses (Critical Perspectives on Literacy and Education) total:18|5:9|4:8|3:1| 18 80 31 2 4 0 false false Thu Jun 11 19:05:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 00:24:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 12:10:05 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 12:15:02 -0700 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 15:40:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 15:40:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Sep 23 13:53:40 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 13:53:49 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Sep 09 05:21:41 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 05:21:41 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Aug 29 16:03:13 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 16:03:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 19 12:59:59 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 12:59:59 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 11 03:43:29 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 11 03:43:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat May 09 20:22:37 -0700 2009 Sat May 09 20:22:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Apr 08 10:05:48 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 10:05:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Apr 03 11:56:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 11:56:00 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Feb 20 12:17:54 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 20 12:17:54 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Feb 14 23:02:54 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 14 23:18:51 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 28 21:34:17 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 21:34:19 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Nov 26 21:10:45 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 21:10:55 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Wed Oct 22 14:42:08 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 14:42:08 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Aug 02 18:16:14 -0700 2008 Sat Aug 02 18:16:14 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Fri May 23 15:16:43 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 15:16:43 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Mar 12 19:08:19 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 12 19:08:26 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Feb 20 14:46:06 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 20 14:46:06 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2311967