Patterns in Language: An Introduction to Language and Literary StylePsychology Press, 1998 - 264 pages 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 and humour, it shows how linguistic knowledge can enhance and enrich the analysis of texts. The authors borrow from traditional stylistics but focus primarily on the recurring linguistic patterns which are used by writers of poetry, fiction and drama. Textual examples include canonical literature and modern literary texts, as well as references to popular fiction, television and the language of advertising. Tasks, including textual analysis, are provided at every stage, and sample answers are also included. |
Contents
2 | 15 |
What is grammar? | 37 |
5 | 58 |
8 | 71 |
Suggestions for further reading | 80 |
4 | 92 |
Stylistic applications to drama | 115 |
From classic realism to modernism | 145 |
Style in popular texts | 185 |
next steps | 207 |
Glossary | 237 |
255 | |
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ACTIVITY adjective advert advertising Angela Carter baby called century chapter characters classic realism clause closed class words concept consonant context conversation create culture David Lodge deictic deictic expressions deixis describe discourse discussed dramatic texts English example extract Faber fiction figurative language formal free morpheme grammatical hyponym iambs identify interpretation kind lexical lines linguistic literary texts literature London look main verb meaning metaphor metonymy metre modernism modernist narrator non-finite verb non-finite verb phrases noun phrase novel occur open class words particular person phonemes play poem poetry poets postmodernism reader realist texts refer relationship rhyme semantic sentence simile social someone sometimes sound patterning speaker speech act story stress structure style stylistic analysis stylisticians T. S. Eliot talk tenor term textual things unstressed syllables usually vehicle verb phrases verse vowel writing written