The Intertext series has been specifically designed to meet the needs of contemporary English Language Studies. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis (second edition 2001) is the foundation text, which is complemented by a range of 'satellite titles. These provide students with hands-on practical experience of textual analysis through special topics, and can be used individually or in conjunction with Working with Texts.
Language Change:
Adrian Beard teaches at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, is an experienced author and is chief examiner for English at A Level.
Acknowledgements, Unit one: Context and language change, Unit two: Genre and change, Unit three: Interpersonal communication genres and change, Unit four: Visual representation and change, Unit five: Attitudes to language change, Unit six: Internal aspects of change, Answers and commentaries, References, Index of terms