×


 x 

Shopping cart
Wareing, Shan; Thornborrow, Joanna - Patterns in Language: An introduction to language and literary style: Stylistics for Students of Language and Literature (Interface) - 9780415140645 - V9780415140645
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.

Patterns in Language: An introduction to language and literary style: Stylistics for Students of Language and Literature (Interface)

€ 61.11
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Patterns in Language: An introduction to language and literary style: Stylistics for Students of Language and Literature (Interface) paperback. Investigates the use of language in literary and non-literary texts using the principles of linguistic analysis. This work shows how linguistic knowledge can enhance and enrich the analysis of texts. Borrowing from stylistics, it focuses on recurring linguistic patterns used by writers. Series: Interface. Num Pages: 280 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFG; DSA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 16. Weight in Grams: 448.

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 ... Read more

Show Less

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Routledge United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Series
Interface
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415140645
SKU
V9780415140645
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Wareing, Shan; Thornborrow, Joanna
Joanna Thornborrow, Shân Wareing

Reviews for Patterns in Language: An introduction to language and literary style: Stylistics for Students of Language and Literature (Interface)
'A sound and useful introduction to language and literary style ...' - Jean Jacques Weber, University of Luxembourg

Goodreads reviews for Patterns in Language: An introduction to language and literary style: Stylistics for Students of Language and Literature (Interface)


Subscribe to our newsletter

News on special offers, signed editions & more!