The Language of Schooling: A Functional Linguistics Perspective - Paperbackby Mary J. Schleppegrell (Author), Schleppegrell (Author) This book is about how language is used in the context of schooling. It demonstrates that the variety of English expected at school differs from the interactional language that students use for social purposes outside of school, and provides a linguistic analysis of the challenges of the school curriculum, particularly for non native speakers of English, speakers of non standard dialects, and