Studying Language introduces key ideas about how English functions within its social and cultural contexts. It explores core topics of study such as language variation, pragmatics, stylistics and critical discourse analysis. Case studies provide worked analysis of sample texts, suggestions for further study and a further reading section.

Introduction
Variation and Change in English
Pragmatics and Discourse
Stylistics
Critical Discourse Analysis
Bibliography
Index

URSZULA CLARK is Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Aston, UK. Her publications include War Words: Language, History and the Disciplining of English and An Introduction to Stylistics.