| Critical Stylistics: The Power of English 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Jeffries, Lesley (Author) |
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ISBN: 0333964489 ISBN-13: 9780333964484 Publisher: Red Globe Press OUR PRICE: $158.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2010 Annotation: How does language affect us? "Critical Stylistics" provides a general theory of the impact that texts can have on readers. This book provides detailed tools of analysis for understanding how texts work. It combines these strengths to uncover the deep-seated ideologies of everyday texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Rhetoric - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 808.042 |
| LCCN: 2009047030 |
| Series: Perspectives on the English Language |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.00 lbs) 216 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
