Università Roma Tre

The course offers an introduction to the Language analysis of both written and spoken varieties of English, moving from a textual perspective. This aims to start a reflection on the mechanisms of language and its use in context, thus setting the basis for further development of intra- and interlanguage awareness during the following two years. Taking the basic levels of language description (phonetics, lexis and syntax) as a starting point, the course will consider their interaction with the textual and the contextual level, as is typical of the discourse analytical perspective.

1) Ronald Carter, Angela Goddard, Danuta Reah, Keith Sanger, Nikki Swift. 2007. Working with Texts: A Core Introduction to Language Analysis. London and New York: Routledge.

2) Hancock, Mark 2017. English Pronunciation in Use - Intermediate, second edition (Book with Answers and Downloadable Audio). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

3) Wells, J. 2009. English Intonation. An Introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (Chapters 1,2,3,4. Available in the Language Lab for self-access practice.)