Language and Literacy: The Sociolinguistics of Reading and Writing

by Michael Stubbs

Book Overview

Despite 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138974277
• ISBN13: 9781138974272
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"