Written primarily for AS & A-Level English courses but of interest to university students on related courses this book is designed to make an intuitive understanding of language explicit. By focusing on language use in different contexts it encourages an investigative & interpretative approach. It provides the core theoretical knowledge required for tackling a wide range of tasks & aims to develop awareness of both the nature & the function of language. This revised edition fine-tunes the content presentation & style of the previous edition & offers more scope for active reading & experimentation with practical analysis more relevant examples & additional material that will appeal to contemporary readers.