Mastering advanced English language

Reference - the structure of English The structure of English 1.1 What is grammar? 1.2 Word classes 1.3 The structure of words: morphology 1.4 Function and form 1.5 Phrases 1.6 Clauses 1.7 Sentences 1.8 Mood 1.9 Cohesion Phonetics and phonology 2.1 The reason for studying phonetics and phonology 2.2 Phonetics 2.3 Phonology Style 3.1 Focus 3.2 Rhetoric How to use your knowledge 4.1 Grammar 4.2 Phonetics and phonology 4.3 Style 4.4 What to aim for Language issues - aspects of English Some basic concepts 5.1 A starting point 5.2 Standard English and Received Pronunciation Attitudes to language Audience, purpose and context Résister 5.6 SpokenandwrittenEnglish 5.7 Using the basic concepts English: a living language 6.1 English: a living language 6.2 What changes language? 6.3 The changing faces of English 6.4 The démocratie nature of language change Historical change 7.1 The reason for studying historical change The importance of text analysis The Old English period The Middle English period The Early Modern English period 7.6 The Modern English period 7.7 What to look for when dating a text Language variation: régional and social 8.1 Régional and social variation 8.2 Accent 8.3 Dialect 8.4 Accent and dialect levelling 8.5 What to look for in British accents and dialects Child language - learning to talk 9.1 The nature of child language acquisition 9.2 The théories of language acquisition 9.3 The function of communication 9.4 Features of child language 9.5 Types of child language 9.6 What to look for in examples of child language III Varieties - English in use 10 Spoken English 10.1 The nature of spoken language 10.2 The function of spoken language 10.3 Features of spoken language 10.4 Different kinds of spoken language 10.5 What to look for in spoken language I The language of newspapers 11.1 The nature of newspaper language 11.2 The function of newspaper language 11.3 Features of newspaper language 11.4 Types of newspaper reports 11.5 What to look for in newspapers Language issues - aspects of English Some basic concepts 5.1 A starting point 5.2 Standard English and Received Pronunciation Attitudes to language Audience, purpose and context Résister 5.6 SpokenandwrittenEnglish 5.7 Using thé basic concepts English: a living language 6.1 English: a living language 6.2 What changes language? 6.3 Thé changing faces of English 6.4 Thé démocratie nature of language change Historical change 7.1 Thé reason for studying historical change Thé importance of text analysis Thé Old English period Thé Middie English period Thé Early Modem English period 7.6 Thé Modem English period 7.7 What to look for when dating a text Language variation: régional and social 8.1 Régional and social variation 8.2 Accent 8.3 Dialect 8.4 Accent and dialect levelling 8.5 What to look for in British accents and dialects Child language - learning to talk 9.1 Thé nature of child language acquisition 9.2 Thé théories of language acquisition 9.3 Thé function of communication 9.4 Features of child language 9.5 Types of child language 9.6 What to look for in examples of child language III Varieties - English in use 10 Spoken English 10.1 The nature of spoken language 10.2 The function of spoken language 10.3 Features of spoken language 10.4 Different kinds of spoken language 10.5 What to look for in spoken language II The language of newspapers 11.1 The nature of newspaper language 11.2 The function of newspaper language 11.3 Features of newspaper language 11.4 Types of newspaper reports 11.5 What to look for in newspapers 12 The language of advertising 12.1 The nature of advertising 12.2 The function of advertising 12.3 Features of advertising language 12.4 Types of advertising 12.5 What to look for in the language of advertising 13 The language of literature - narrative prose 13.1 The nature of narrative prose 13.2 The function of narrative prose 13.3 Features of narrative prose 13.4 Different kinds of authorial intention 13.5 What to look for in the language of narrative prose 14 The language of literature - poetry 14.1 The nature of poetry 14.2 The function of poetry 14.3 Features of poetry 14.4 Different kinds of poetic intention 14.5 What to look for in the language of poetry 15 The language of the law 15.1 The nature of legal language 15.2 The function of legal language 15.3 Features of written legal language 15.4 Types of legal language 15.5 What to look for in the language of the law 16 The language of the Church 16.1 The nature of the language of the Church 16.2 The function of the language of the Church 16.3 Features of the language of the Church 16.4 Types of Church language 16.5 What to look for in the language of the Church 17 The language of politics 17.1 The nature of political language 17.2 The function of political language 17.3 Features of political language 17.4 Types of political language 17.5 What to look for in the language of politics 18 The language of broadcasting 18.1 The nature of broadcasting language 18.2 The function of broadcasting 18.3 Features of broadcasting language 18.4 Different kinds of broadcasting language 18.5 What to look for in the language of broadcasting 19 Other varieties 19.1 How to classify other varieties 19.2 Instruction texts 19.3 Information texts 19.4 Personal texts 19.5 Narrative texts 19.6 What to look for in an unfamiliar variety of English 20 How to use your knowledge 20.1 Analysis 20.2 Original writing 20.3 Tackling a coursework project 20.4 Tackling examination questions 20.5 Preparing for an examination IV Appendices A Answers to activities B Glossary C Wider reading