Critical stylistics : the power of English

Author

• Jeffries, Lesley

Additional Author(s)

-

Publisher

Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Language

English

ISBN

9780333964491

Series

Perspectives on the English language series

Subject(s)

• DISCOURSE ANALYSIS, LITERARY
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE-DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE-RHETORIC
• ENGLISH LANGUAGE-STYLE
• SEMANTICS

Notes

. Bibliography: p. 189-193. Index: p. 194-202

Abstract

This original and engaging textbook is concerned with stylistic choices, and the textual analysis which can illuminate the choices that a text producer has made. It combines the strengths of two approaches - critical discourse analysis and stylistics - to uncover the deep-seated ideologies of everyday texts. In so doing, it introduces a comprehensive set of tools which will help readers to explain and analyse the power of written texts. Each chapter focuses on a particular linguistic feature - such as naming and describing, prioritizing, negating, and hypothesizing - gives an overview of its argument and then explains the technical aspects of the feature along with a wealth of examples.This book will be ideal reading for students on a wide range of courses, including stylistics, discourse analysis, critical discourse analysis, English functional grammar and advanced composition.

Physical Dimension

Number of Page(s)

202 p.

Dimension

24 cm.

Other Desc.

ill.

Summary / Review / Table of Content

The background to critical stylistics --
Naming and describing --
Representing actions/events/states --
Equating and constrasting --
Exemplifying and enumerating --
Prioritising --
Implying and assuming --
Negating --
Hypothesising --
Presenting others' speech and thoughts --
Representing time, space and society.

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