1st Edition
Linguistic Perspectives on Literature
1. The Theoretical Relation Between Linguistics and Literary Studies: An Introduction by the Editors 2. Figurative Language 1. Prolegomena to a Linguistic Theory of Metaphor Derek Bickerton 2. A Semantic Approach to Metaphor Michael J. Reddy 3. Concerning a ‘Linguistic Theory’ of Metaphor Robert J. Matthews 4. On Understanding Poetic Metaphor Tanya Reinhart 5. Formal Semantics of Metaphorical Discourse Teun A. van Dijk 6. Concrete Abstraction: The Linguistic Universe of Metaphor Michael C. Haley 7. Byron’s Spatial Metaphor: A Psycholinguistic Approach Ronald F. Lunsford 8. Semantic Laws Joseph Williams 9. A Literary and Linguistic Analysis of Compact Verbal Paradox Marvin K.L. Ching 3. Stylistics 10. Some Remarks on Narrative Grammars Thomas G. Pavel 11. Inversions and Deletions in English Poetry George L. Dillon 12. Stylistic Analysis and Literary Interpretation H.G. Widdowson 13. Syntactic Deviation and Cohesion Irene R. Fairley 14. Wallace Stevens: Form and Meaning in Four Poems Samuel Jay Keyser 15. Topicalization as a Stylistic Mechanism Shivendra K. Verma 16. Understanding Poetic Speech Acts Michael Hancher 17. Toward a General Typology of the Pun L.G. Heller 18. Interpreting Meaningful Nonsense Marvin K.L. Ching
Biography
Marvin K.L. Ching, Michael C. Haley, Ronald F. Lunsford
