The social marketplace for new and used books.

Get started

Learn to sell
Learn to buy
Buy textbooks
Sign up
Buy a giftcard
For the authors

Support

Help
Track a shipment
Terms of use
Privacy policy
Cookies policy

Company

About us
Work with us
Give feedback
Categories

Contact us

Fast delivery with

Safe payments by

Visa
Mastercard
Vipps
Klarna

© 2026 Bookis AS

English

Norway

Region is based on IP address

  1. Home
  2. Writing systems, alphabets, scripts
  1. Home
  2. Genres
  3. Writing systems, alphabets, scripts
Discourses in Place Language in the Material World

Paperback • 2003 • English • 1. edition

Discourses in Place Language in the Material World

By Ronald Scollon, Suzanne B. K. Scollon

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌
‌

About the book

Discourses in Place is essential reading for anyone with an interest in language and the way we communicate. Written by leaders in the field, this text argues that we can only interpret the meaning of public texts like road signs, notices and brand logos by considering the social and physical world that surrounds them. Drawing on a wide range of real examples, from signs in the Chinese mountains, to urban centres in Austria, Italy, North America and Hong Kong, this textbook equips students with ...Show more

Literacy
Palaeography
Writing systems, alphabets

Book details

ISBN

9780415290494

Publisher

Psychology Press

Published year

2003

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Discourses in Place Language in the Material World

Format

Paperback

Shippping and returns

Shipping

Used books are shipped by the seller. Expected delivery after package is sent is 2-4 days.

Returns

Contact the seller after delivery.

Reviews · 0

0 Ratings • 0.0 of 5

You might also like

An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics

An Introduction to English Semantics and Pragmatics

Patrick Griffiths

Understanding Cultural Geography

Understanding Cultural Geography

Jon Anderson

Literature in English

Literature in English

Dominic rainsford

Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom

Bridging Discourses in the ESL Classroom

Australia) Gibbons Pauline (University of New South Wales

Thinking Sociolinguistically

Thinking Sociolinguistically

Paul McPherron

Names and Naming

Names and Naming

Social Linguistics and Literacies

Social Linguistics and Literacies

James Paul Gee

Language and Conflict

Language and Conflict

Karol Janicki

Working with spoken discourse

Working with spoken discourse

Deborah Cameron

Place

Place

Literacy and Education

Literacy and Education

USA) Gee James Paul (Arizona State University

Discourse and the Construction of Society

Discourse and the Construction of Society

Bruce Lincoln

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis

An Introduction to Discourse Analysis

USA) Gee James Paul (Arizona State University

Discourse analysis

Discourse analysis

Rodney H.Jones

This Means This, This Means That

This Means This, This Means That

Sean Hall

Language and Learning in the Digital Age

Language and Learning in the Digital Age

James Gee

An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics

An Introduction to English Sociolinguistics

Graeme. Trousdale

Literacy and Power

Literacy and Power

Hilary Janks

Discourse and Practice

Discourse and Practice

van Leeuwen, Theo

Landscape

Landscape

John W. Wylie

Literacy: An Introduction to the Ecology of Written Language

Literacy: An Introduction to the Ecology of Written Language

David Barton

Language of Science

Language of Science

M.A.K. Halliday

Language and Literacy

Language and Literacy

Teresa Granger

Literacy and Literacies

Literacy and Literacies

James collins

Semiotics

Semiotics

Daniel Chandler

Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2 Social Factors

Principles of Linguistic Change, Volume 2 Social Factors

William Labov

Discourse Theory and Practice

Discourse Theory and Practice

Words and Minds How We Use Language to Think Together

Words and Minds How We Use Language to Think Together

Neil Mercer

Language in Literature

Language in Literature

Michael Toolan

Text and Discourse Analysis

Text and Discourse Analysis

Raphael Salkie

Literacy

Literacy

David Barton

Understanding Utterances

Understanding Utterances

Diane Blakemore

Discourse

Discourse

Guy Cook

On Signs

On Signs

Marshall Blonsky

Sociolinguistic Patterns

Sociolinguistic Patterns

William Labov

Linguistics

Linguistics

Geoffrey K. Pullum