Languages and Literature

This volume comprises a word index to the Swedish Viking Age runic inscriptions, excluding proper names. The index is based on the runic text material stored on computer at the Department of Scandinavian Languages, Uppsala University. This material consists of all known inscript…

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Understanding Verbal Art: a Functional Linguistic Approach

by Webster, Jonathan

fromM.A.K. Halliday Library Functional Linguistics Series

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This book applies linguistic analysis to the poetry of Emeritus Professor Edwin Thumboo, a Singaporean poet and leading figure in Commonwealth literature. The work explores how the poet combines grammar and metaphor to make meaning, making the reader aware of the linguistic reso…