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Part 1: Front pages - lexis, style and newspaper reports, R.Carter the language of written sports commentary (soccer) - a description, M.Ghadessy the language of press advertising, M.Toolan. Part 2: Creationist writings, D.Houghton the language of religion - a sociolinguistic perspective, J.Webster. Part 3: Compressed English, J.Sinclair form and function in English business letters - implications for computer-based learning, M.Ghadessy and J.Webster. Part 4: The language of synopses, J.P.Thorne how to put the pieces of a poem together, A.Makkai. Part 5: The language of physical sciences, M.A.K.Halliday.