Historical Discourse: The Language of Time, Cause and Evaluation (Continuum Discourse)

by Caroline Coffin (Author)

• New

  Hardcover
  2007

  $293.27

  Analyses the importance of the language of time, cause and evaluation in both texts which students at secondary school are required to read, and their own writing for assessment. This book demonstrates through a study of historical texts, that writing about the past requires different genres, lexical and grammatical structures.

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $69.39

  In contrast to studies which have denied that history has a specialised language, this work demonstrates through a detailed study of historical texts, that writing about the past requires different genres, lexical and grammatical structures. It shows that language is a powerful tool for making meaning in historical writing.