The Dynamics of Language Use: Functional And Contrastive Perspectives (Pragmatics and Beyond New Series) This book brings together a collection of articles characterized by two main themes: the contrastive study of parallel phenomena in two or more languages, and an essentially functional approach in which language is regarded, first and foremost, as a rich and complex communication system, inextricably embedded in sociocultural and psychological contexts of use.
The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always in relation to the English language. These terms are to be understood in a very wide sense, allowing discussions of topics such as the norms we orient to in social interaction, the benchmark employed in teaching, or the development of English dialects and varieties over time and space and their relation to the standard language.
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Top Notch is a dynamic 4-level course for international communication, sets a new standard using the natural language that people really speak. Top Notch provides students with an opportunity to confirm their own progress at the end of every easy-to-teach lesson. Content 
