Stylistics

by Jeffries, Lesley

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Title Statements

Full title :Stylistics / Lesley Jeffries and Dan McIntyre.

Summary

"Stylistics is the linguistic study of style in language. It aims to account for howtexts projectmeaning, howreaders constructmeaning and why readers respond to texts in the way that they do. This book is an introduction to stylistics that locates it firmlywithin the traditions of linguistics. Organised to reflect the historical development of stylistics from its origins in Russian formalism, the book covers key principles such as foregrounding theory, as well as more recent developments in cognitive stylistics. It includes an examination of both literary and non-literary texts, and substantial coverage of methodologies for stylistic analysis. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on the practicalities of producing stylistic analyses that are objective, replicable and falsifiable. Comprehensive in its coverage and assuming no prior knowledge of the topic, Stylistics will be essential reading for undergraduate and graduate students new to this fascinating area of language study"--

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:New York
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

Description:xiv, 226 pages : : illustrations ; : 25 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780521405645, 0521405645, 9780521728690, 052172869X
oclc:ocn624049015
LC Classification:PE1421
Dewey Decimal:808

Language and style -- Text and style -- Discourse and context I: function -- Discourse and context II: interaction -- Text and cognition I: text comprehension -- Text and cognition II: text processing -- Methods and issues in stylistic analysis -- Conclusions and future directions.

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