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Investigating Dickens' Style
Hori, Masahiro (Professor Of English Linguistics And Stylistics, Kumamoto Gakuen, University Of Japan)
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Hardback. Num Pages: 269 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSBF; DSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 143 x 21. Weight in Grams: 462.
This new, corpus-driven approach to the study of language and style of literary texts makes use of the Dickens' 4.6 million-word corpus for a detailed examination of patterns of lexical collocations. It offers new insights into Dickens' linguistic innovation, together with a nuanced understanding of his use of language to achieve stylistic ends. At the centre of the study is a close analysis of the two narratives in Bleak House , read as a focal point for consideration of Dickens' stylistic development through his whole writing life.
This new, corpus-driven approach to the study of language and style of literary texts makes use of the Dickens' 4.6 million-word corpus for a detailed examination of patterns of lexical collocations. It offers new insights into Dickens' linguistic innovation, together with a nuanced understanding of his use of language to achieve stylistic ends. At the centre of the study is a close analysis of the two narratives in Bleak House , read as a focal point for consideration of Dickens' stylistic development through his whole writing life.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
269
Condition
New
Number of Pages
251
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9781403920515
SKU
V9781403920515
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99-15
About Hori, Masahiro (Professor Of English Linguistics And Stylistics, Kumamoto Gakuen, University Of Japan)
MASAHIRO HORI is Professor of English Linguistics and Stylistics at Kumamoto Gakuen University in Japan. He co-authored a series of books, My Word, with Gerald Sullivan, and co-translated Tobias Smollett's The Adventures of Roderick Random in Japanese.
Reviews for Investigating Dickens' Style
'Combining quantitative computer-generated evidence with discriminating analysis, Hori offers many new insights into Dickens's style. Comparisons with other novelists enable him to establish incontrovertible claims for Dickens's distinctiveness, even as comparisons between Dickens's own works, and between the two narratives of Bleak House, provide fascinating results. This is a pioneering book in stylistic analysis, and a valuable contribution to the ... Read more