Grammar and Context: An Advanced Resource Book

Each book in the series guides readers through three main sections, enabling them to explore and develop major themes within the discipline: Section A, Introduction, establishes the key terms and concepts and extends readers' techniques of analysis through practical application, Section B, Extension, brings together influential articles, sets them in context, and discusses their contribution to the field, Section C, Exploration, builds on knowledge gained in the first two sections, setting thoughtful tasks around further illustrative material. This enables readers to engage more actively with the subject matter and encourages them to develop their own research responses, Throughout the book, topics are revisited, extended, interwoven and deconstructed, with the readers' understanding strengthened by tasks and follow-up questions.

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/

Ann Hewings is a lecturer in the excellent Centre for Language and Communications at the OU and has been developing the new OU grammar course (so she's in touch with current developments). Martin 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.