Transforming Texts

<p><em>Transforming Texts</em>: </p><ul> <li>considers why language changes, and how we transform it</li> <li>covers the key factors we need to take into account when transforming texts, including audience, register, mode, historical period, source and genre</li> <li>explores a wide variety of texts from a range of genres and periods, from <em>Macbeth</em> and <em>Sense and Sensibility</em> to <em>Fever Pitch</em> and <em>The Bill</em> </li> <li>offers a step-by-step guide to re-writing text; can be used as both a course text and a revision tool.</li> </ul><p>Written by an experienced teacher, author and AS and A2 examiner, <em>Transforming Texts</em> is an essential resource for all students of AS and A2 level English Language and English Language and Literature.</p> <p>Preface 1. Language the Social Chameleon 2. Transforming Texts for Different Audiences and Purposes 3. Changing Modes: Transforming Speech and Writing 4. Transforming texts from Different Times 5. Transforming Literary Genre 6. Using Sources and Combining Texts Suggested Answers to Exercises. Glossary</p>