Cultural Climate and Linguistic Style: Change in English Fictional Prose from the Late Victorian to the Early Modern Period 1989 Edition Contributor(s): Cawthra, Gillian (Author) |
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ISBN: 1349094048 ISBN-13: 9781349094042 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1989 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Literary Criticism | Modern - General |
Dewey: 306.44 |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.52 lbs) 168 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - Modern |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A book exploring the relation between culture and syntax at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries. The analysis of particular syntactic features in novels of the time shows clear differences of usage which may be seen to reflect current social upheaval. |