{"product_id":"how-to-analyse-texts-9780415836807","title":"How to Analyse Texts","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHow to Analyse Texts \u003c\/em\u003eis the essential introductory textbook and toolkit for language analysis. This book shows the reader how to undertake detailed, language-focussed, contextually sensitive analyses of a wide range of texts â spoken, written and multimodal. The book constitutes a flexible resource which can be used in different ways across a range of courses and at different levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis textbook includes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003ethree parts covering research and study skills, language structure and use, and how texts operate in sociocultural contexts \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea wide range of international real-life texts, including items from \u003cem\u003eSouth China Morning Post\u003c\/em\u003e, artâotel Berlin and \u003cem\u003eMetro\u003c\/em\u003e Sweden, which cover digital and print media, advertising, recipes and much more \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eobjectives and skill review for each section, activities, commentaries, suggestions for independent assignments, and an analysis checklist for students to follow \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ea combined gloss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Without a doubt the most practical and innovative textbook on text analysis on the market. Not only do Carter and Goddard provide clear explanation of theoretical concepts, but they also provide concrete advice about how to go about the practical work of collecting and analysing a range of different texts. A superb introduction to text analysis for beginning students and a useful resource book for more advanced students and researchers.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodney H. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCity University of Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This user-friendly book covers a wide range of carefully chosen text types and genres, and takes a modern approach to text analysis. \u003ci\u003eHow to Analyse Texts \u003c\/i\u003eis a fantastic resource for students on undergraduate English Language courses.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Saraceni\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Portsmouth, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a delightful coursebook marrying the study of a range of modern, multimodal, electronic, creative and ludic texts with the core tools of descriptive linguistics. It shows that multimodal texts can be taken seriously and that English grammar can be fun! The authors have put together a highly useful yet accessible introduction that will serve the next generation of students of media and modern English language very well.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRajend Mesthrie\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow to Analyse Texts\u003c\/i\u003e is an impresssive introductory textbook for Communication and Humanities students. It covers all aspects of language studies in an accessible and clear way, guiding students step by step in the intricate processes of understanding and interpreting texts. The latest developments in linguistic\/semiotic analyses are extremely well presented and illustrated. Ron Carter and Angela Goddard’s toolkit book is, as they themselves say, ‘to be used’ in real situations and practices. I will certainly use it with my own students.\"\u003cb\u003eCarmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFederal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil and University of Birmingham, UK \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Without a doubt the most practical and innovative textbook on text analysis on the market. Not only do Carter and Goddard provide clear explanation of theoretical concepts, but they also provide concrete advice about how to go about the practical work of collecting and analysing a range of different texts. A superb introduction to text analysis for beginning students and a useful resource book for more advanced students and researchers.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRodney H. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCity University of Hong Kong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This user-friendly book covers a wide range of carefully chosen text types and genres, and takes a modern approach to text analysis. \u003ci\u003eHow to Analyse Texts \u003c\/i\u003eis a fantastic resource for students on undergraduate English Language courses.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMario Saraceni\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Portsmouth, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"This is a delightful coursebook marrying the study of a range of modern, multimodal, electronic, creative and ludic texts with the core tools of descriptive linguistics. It shows that multimodal texts can be taken seriously and that English grammar can be fun! The authors have put together a highly useful yet accessible introduction that will serve the next generation of students of media and modern English language very well.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRajend Mesthrie\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUniversity of Cape Town, South Africa\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHow to Analyse Texts\u003c\/i\u003e is an impresssive introductory textbook for Communication and Humanities students. It covers all aspects of language studies in an accessible and clear way, guiding students step by step in the intricate processes of understanding and interpreting texts. The latest developments in linguistic\/semiotic analyses are extremely well presented and illustrated. Ron Carter and Angela Goddard’s toolkit book is, as they themselves say, ‘to be used’ in real situations and practices. I will certainly use it with my own students.\"\u003cb\u003eCarmen Rosa Caldas-Coulthard\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFederal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil and University of Birmingham, UK \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eHow to Analyse Texts\u003c\/em\u003e provides several reasons for deserving a place of its own among the existing body of literature, owing in particular to the practical nature of the book: more than providing a theoretical description of language use and how texts can be analysed, the book works as a toolkit that provides learners with the tools required to analyse texts, and furthermore shows them how to use those tools. The book therefore aims to encourage an active learning process, whereby practical applications and activities encourage the readers to acquire real analytical skills.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRui Sousa-Silva,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCentro de Linguística da Universidade do Porto, Portugal \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements\u003cbr\u003eList of Texts\u003cbr\u003ePart I: Foundations: researching texts\u003cbr\u003ePart II: Drilling Down: how texts are structured\u003cbr\u003e Section 1: Graphological and Phonological levels\u003cbr\u003e Section 2: Lexical and Semantic level \u003cbr\u003e Section 3: Grammatical level\u003cbr\u003ePart III: Building Up: Texts and Contexts\u003cbr\u003eA checklist for text analysis\u003cbr\u003eCorpus resources and projects\u003cbr\u003eReferences\u003cbr\u003eLinks \u003cbr\u003eFurther reading\u003cbr\u003eGlossary and Index\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018201301335,"sku":"9780415836807","price":36.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415836807.jpg?v=1750776008","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/how-to-analyse-texts-9780415836807","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}