Linguistic Criticism

Name: Linguistic Criticism
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ISBN: 9780192892614

ISBN-10: 0192892614

ISBN-13: 9780192892614

Edition: 2nd 1996 (Revised)

Authors: Roger Fowler

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A fruitful, well-established development in literary studies has been the application of ideas drawn from linguistics. Precise analytical methods help the practical criticism of texts, while at the same time the theory of language has illuminated literary theory. Linguistic Criticism is an introduction to the subject by one of its most experienced practitioners. Roger Fowler sets out clearly and simply a variety of analytical techniques whose application he demonstrates in discussion of a wide range of texts drawn from fiction, poetry, and drama. He concentrates on structures which relate literature to ordinary language, stressing the importance of the reader's every day language skills.…

Book details

List price: $66.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/25/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.08" wide x 7.72" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Acknowledgements



Introduction



Language and the Representation of Experience



Official and Habitual Language: The Case for Criticism



Linguistic Practice: Defamiliarization



How Texts are Made



Extra Structure, Extra Meanings



Text and Context



Some Aspects of Dialogue



Point of View



Register and the Plural Text



Meaning of World-View



The Role of the Reader


Index