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Peter Glover
Book Description
Building surveys has been a trusted guide for both students and professionals for over 30 years, evolving throughout its eight editions to address the challenges and responsibilities of the building surveying role. it covers everything needed for initial inspections such as equipment, know-how and procedures to writing an accurate report, making it indispensable to those practicing in or studying this field. key features include: comprehensive coverage of both print and online news, including news design and layout, story structure, the role of headlines and leads, style, grammar and vocabulary a range of contemporary examples in the international press, from the 2012 olympics, to political events in china and the iraq war. chapter summaries, activities, sample analyses and commentaries, enabling students to undertake their own analyses of news texts a companion website with extra activities, further readings and web links. written by an experienced researcher and teacher, this book is essential reading for students studying english language and linguistics, media and communication studies, and journalism.
Language
English
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publication Date
24-Mar-13
Number of Pages
376
About the Author
Peter Glover FRICS is a chartered surveyor working in London.
Editorial Review
This timely volume provides coverage of the key issues encountered in the linguistic study of the news. The author's careful and comprehensive exploration of the language of the news is accompanied by extensive student exercises, which will be especially useful for students and practitioners in the EFL/ESL context interested in mastering the techniques therein. Lorna Carson, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland This invaluable textbook is an innovative and practical volume that is highly recommended to students, teachers and scholars of English, Linguistics, Communication and Journalism. Vincenza Tudini, University of South Australia