Language and Literacy (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics... - 9780415723961

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Language and Literacy (RLE Linguistics C: Applied Linguistics)The Sociolinguistics of Reading and Writing\nAuthor(s): Michael Stubbs\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415723961, 978-0415723961\nSynopsis\nDespite a vast amount of study, literacy is still a very confused topic, which requires the integration of findings from different areas. Reading and writing are psychological skills, but they are also linguistic skills (since people read and write meaningful language) and social skills (since written language serves particular functions in different societies). In this book Michael Stubbs provides a basis for a sociolinguistic theory of literacy. He believes that a systematic theory of literacy must be based on an understanding of a number of factors, such as the relationship between written and spoken language, including how English spelling works and how it is related to spoken English. Also of paramount import.