Download or read book Social Linguistics and Literacies written by James Paul Gee and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1996 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text attempts to bridge the disciplinary gap between the study of language and literacy, and the study of social theory and critical pedagogy. Topics covered include contemporary, social and cultural approaches to literacy, and key aspects of discourse studies and sociolinguistics.