Neil Murray (University of South Australia)

Writing Essays in English Language and Linguistics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written specifically to help undergraduate students of English language and linguistics develop the art of writing essays, projects and reports, this book is a comprehensive and very readable resource and contains numerous discipline-related examples, practice exercises and an answer key.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 498g
• ISBN-13: 9780521128469
• ISBN-10: 0521128463
• Artikelnr.: 34391392

Autorenporträt

Neil Murray is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Warwick.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction; Part I. The Basics: 1. Writing at school and writing at university: are they really so different?; 2. Fundamental principles; Part II. Getting Down to Writing: 3. Analysing and answering the question; 4. The writing process; 5. Writing an introduction; 6. Writing the main body of your essay; 7. Writing summaries and conclusions; 8. Referencing and quotations; 9. Stylistic issues; 10. Writing up small-scale research projects or dissertations; Part III. Frequently Asked Questions.

Rezensionen

'This book is essential for any student of linguistics. It combines clear, cogent advice about how to write effectively in linguistics at both graduate and undergraduate level.' Anthony J. Liddicoat, Research Centre for Languages and Cultures, University of South Australia