Nov 21
language and brain, mode and modalities No Comments
Thorough musical training affects the structure and function of different brain regions more profoundly than previously thought. See here!
Nov 12
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b03ggc19
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss Ordinary Language Philosophy, a school of thought which emerged in Oxford in the years following World War II. With its roots in the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Ordinary Language Philosophy is concerned with the meanings of words as used in everyday speech. Its adherents believed that many philosophical problems were created by the misuse of words, and that if such ‘ordinary language’ were correctly analysed, such problems would disappear. Philosophers associated with the school include some of the most distinguished British thinkers of the twentieth century, such as Gilbert Ryle and JL Austin.
Nov 04
Title: Introducing Functional Grammar
Subtitle: 3rd Edition
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Book URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781444152678/
Author: Geoffrey Thompson
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415826303 Pages: 316 Price: U.S. $ 150.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9781444152678 Pages: 316 Price: U.S. $ 42.95
Abstract:
Introducing Functional Grammar, third edition, provides a user-friendly overview of the theoretical and practical aspects of the systemic functional grammar (SFG) model.
No prior knowledge of formal linguistics is required as the book provides: An opening chapter on the purpose of linguistic analysis, which outlines the differences between the two major approaches to grammar – functional and formal; An overview of the SFG model – what it is and how it works; Advice and practice on identifying elements of language structure such as clauses and clause constituents; Numerous examples of text analysis using the categories introduced, and discussion about what the analysis shows; Exercises to test comprehension, along with answers for guidance.
Introducing Functional Grammar remains the essential entry guide to Hallidayan functional grammar, for undergraduate and postgraduate students of language and linguistics.
Nov 04
Title: The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis
Series Title: Routledge Handbooks in Applied Linguistics
Publication Year: 2013
Publisher: Routledge (Taylor and Francis)
http://www.routledge.com/
Book URL: http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415709781/
Editor: James Paul Gee
Editor: Michael Handford
Hardback: ISBN: 9780415551076 Pages: 694 Price: U.S. $ 225.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780415709781 Pages: 694 Price: U.S. $ 55.95
Abstract:
Editor’s Note: This is a new edition of a previously announced book.
The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis covers the major approaches to Discourse Analysis from Critical Discourse Analysis to Multimodal Discourse Analysis and their applications in key educational and institutional settings. The handbook is divided into six sections: Approaches to Discourse Analysis, Register and Genre, Developments in Spoken Discourse, Educational Applications, Institutional Applications and Identity, Culture and Discourse.
The chapters are written by a wide range of contributors from around the world, each a leading researcher in their respective field. All chapters have been closely edited by James Paul Gee and Michael Handford. With a focus on the application of Discourse Analysis to real-life problems, the contributors introduce the reader to a topic, and analyse authentic data.
The Routledge Handbook of Discourse Analysis is vital reading for linguistics students as well as students of communication and cultural studies, social psychology and anthropology.
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