Grammar and Context

Routledge Applied Linguistics

by Martin Hewings, Martin Hewings

Grammar and Context:

considers how grammatical choices influence and are influenced by the context in which communication takes place examines the interaction of a wide variety of contexts - including socio-cultural, situational and global influences includes a range of different types of grammar - functional, pedagogic, descriptive and prescriptive explores grammatical features in a lively variety of communicative contexts, such as advertising, dinner-table talk, email and political speeches gathers together influential readings from key names in the discipline, including: David Crystal, M.A.K. Halliday, Joanna Thornborrow, Ken Hyland and Stephen Levey.
The accompanying website to this book can be found at http: //www.routledge.com/textbooks/0415310814/

360 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2005

About the author

Martin Hewings is a senior lecturer in the English for International Students Unit at the University of Birmingham. He is an established ELT author with a strong reputation.