1st Edition
Patterns in Language Stylistics for Students of Language and Literature
280 Pages
by
Routledge
Patterns in Language addresses the real needs of students in modular systems who may not have a background either in traditional literature or in linguistic theory. This student-friendly textbook uses the principles of linguistic analysis to investigate the aesthetic use of language in literary (and non-literary) texts. Written in straightforward, accessible language with imaginative examples... Read more
1 Introduction 2 Sound and metre in poetry 3 Grammar and literary style 4 Meaning 5 Stylistic applications to drama 6 From classic realism to modernism and postmodernism 7 Style in popular texts 8 Theory and style: next steps
Biography
Joanna Thornborrow teaches English Language and Linguistics at Roehampton Institute London. Shân Wareing, also at Roehampton Institute, is Assistant Director of Educational Development.
'A sound and useful introduction to language and literary style ...' - Jean Jacques Weber, University of Luxembourg
