In this activity-based textbook, Rebecca Hughes invites the reader to examine the differences between spoken and written English. Instead of presenting the student reader with a bewildering array of ‘facts’ about variety in English, this book asks students to actively investigate the differences between these two modes of communication. English through Speech and Writing : * provides an indispensable guide to the basic methods of analysis * promotes awareness of the differences between spoken and written language * enables the student to recognise standard from non-standard forms of English * includes end of chapter activities, suggestions for further reading and follow up study.