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On Writtenness - The Cultural Politics of Academic Writing (Paperback)
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On Writtenness - The Cultural Politics of Academic Writing (Paperback)
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This book develops the concept of 'writtenness'
(historically-formed stylistic and aesthetic values within writing)
to highlight the demands, taken-for-granted ideals, institutional
frictions, and changing circumstances of academic writing in
English in the contemporary international university. Recognising
the political importance of the role that English plays in an
increasingly internationalized higher education network, Joan
Turner pits writtenness against the contingency and instability of
international English in real-life institutional contexts. In doing
so, she brings out the theoretical significance of this, as writing
becomes a motor of linguistic change and can no longer be seen
simply as the repository of academic standards. Of particular
interest to academics and postgraduates in TESOL, applied
linguistics, rhetoric and composition, English as a Lingua Franca
studies, and the sociolinguistics of writing, as well as to EAP
practitioners, this book is among the first to theoretically
consider the implications for the cultural homogeneity of the
written word. It also offers a unique perspective on the role of
writtenness within the broader historical context of leaving the
era of print culture. As such, this book is highly recommended for
students, researchers, and policy makers alike.
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