Introduces an area that is growing in importance within sociolinguistics, illustrating and challenging the 'great divide' between speech and writing. This book brings the study of writing to the heart of sociolinguistic inquiry.
Details how English is used in speech and writing, analyzing language as a form of social action through which people construct distinctive cultures, nationalities and identities.
A fourth lesbian crime novel, featuring Emma Victor. Emma is very short of cash and needs to find a big assignment. When she and her lawyer boss are called in to help a blackmail victim, they become involved in a case which could have far reaching political consequences in San Francisco. From the author of SHE CAME IN A FLASH.
'She was a warm body... I didn't want to know her. And I didn't want to notice the small black charred hole in the back of her trench coat. I grabbed a wrist. It was warm but there was no pulse. Not that I could feel...' It's been a long hot summer. At the Women's Hotline, Emma Victor is struggling under the burden of too many calls and too many government cuts. Then she gets a cry for help she simply can't refuse. Reluctantly Victor agrees to break the rules and meet her client. There's only one problem: the woman's already dead...
Includes 65 common academic literacy terms and explores how they relate to genres, writing conventions, and language use. Each entry briefly defines the term, identifies variations and tensions about its use across disciplines, provides examples, and includes reflection questions. An appendix lists further readings for each entry.