The sociolinguistics of writing /

The sociolinguistics of writing /

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Author / Creator:	Lillis, Theresa M., 1956-
Imprint:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2013.
Description:	1 online resource (1 volume)
Language:	English
Series:	Edinburgh sociolinguistics Edinburgh sociolinguistics.
Subject:	Sociolinguistics. Sociolinguistics. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11182506

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ISBN:	0748637494 9780748637492 9780748637485 0748637486 9780748637508 0748637508 9780748677511 0748677518
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	Bringing the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiry, this textbook illustrates and challenges the 'great divide' between speech and writing and raises questions about what's involved in viewing any stretch of language as 'written/writing'. The book is organised around four main areas: 1) socially oriented text analyses of written texts; 2) modality inflected analyses of texts and practices; 3) writing as identity and performance; and 4) the analysis of literacy practices in relation to networks, access, participation and resources. Further topics covered include: what we mean by 'writing'; specific functions of writing and written texts within academic knowledge in sociolinguistics; and key practical questions about carrying out research into writing from sociolinguistic perspectives. Core sociolinguistic approaches to writing are explored throughout the book, including, for example, different aspects of the politics of orthography and writing systems.
Other form:	Print version: 9780748637485 0748637486

Table of Contents:

Cover
Copyright
Contents
Figures
Tables
Author's acknowledgements
Publisher's acknowledgements
Chapter 1 Writing in sociolinguistics
Chapter 2 The question of mode
Chapter 3 Writing as verbal
Chapter 4 Writing as everyday practice
Chapter 5 Resources, networks and trajectories
Chapter 6 Identity, inscription and voice
Chapter 7 Theorising writing-reading-texts: domains and frames
Chapter 8 Conclusions
References
Index.