Letter writing as a social practice /

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This book explores the social significance of letter writing. Letter writing is one of the most pervasive literate activities in human societies, crossing formal and informal contexts. Letters are a common text type, appearing in a wide variety of forms in most domains of life. More broadly, the imp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Barton, David, 1949-, Hall, Nigel, 1947-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., ©2000.
Colección:Studies in written language and literacy ; v. 9.
Temas:
Letter writing > Social aspects > English-speaking countries.
Written communication > Social aspects > English-speaking countries.
English letters > History and criticism.
English language > Rhetoric.
Letter writing > History.
Exposition (Rhetoric)
Correspondance > Aspect social > Anglophonie.
Communication écrite > Aspect social > Anglophonie.
Lettres anglaises (Genre littéraire) > Histoire et critique.
Anglais (Langue) > Rhétorique.
Correspondance anglaise > Histoire.
REFERENCE > Etiquette.
English letters.
Letter writing.
Letter writing > Social aspects.
Written communication > Social aspects.
Briefwisseling.
Sociale aspecten.
English-speaking countries.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • LETTER WRITING AS A SOCIAL PRACTICE; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; CHAPTER 2. Letters and the Social Grounding of Differentiated Genres; CHAPTER 3. The Familiar Letter and Social Refinement in America, 1750-1800; CHAPTER 4. Letter Writing in a Cornish Community in the 1790s; CHAPTER 5. English Pauper Letters 1800-34, and the English Language; CHAPTER 6. The Materiality of Letter Writing: A nineteenth century perspective; CHAPTER 7. Letter-Writing Instruction in 19th Century Schools in the United States.

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