Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-266) and index.
Contents:
Language as a function of purpose : the conceptual frame -- Discourse communities and kinds of language use -- Sentence play 1 : expanding, combining, chunking, and unscrambling -- Sentence play 2 : portability, variability, and punctuation as rhetorical devices -- Style and language play -- Incorporating diverse learners' knowledge about language for language play -- Personalizing the power of language -- The big picture : implementing a language-infused English language arts curriculum -- Back to basics : elements of the English language that matter in written and formal spoken contexts.
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