Joanna Thornborrow teaches English Language and Linguistics at Roehampton Institute London. Shân Wareing, also at Roehampton Institute, is Assistant Director of Educational Development.
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 modern literary texts, as well as references to popular fiction, television and the language of advertising.
Tasks, including textual analysis, are provided at every stage, and sample answers are also included.
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Provides an introduction to the study of language, whilst demonstrating how language works across a wide range of texts and genres
Addresses gap in stylistics market as meets needs of language and literary students with no linguistics knowledge
Includes a broad selection of extracts from canonical/non-canonical texts
Introduces range of different approaches to text analysis
Contains numerous exercises with sample answers
1 Introduction 2 Sound and metre in poetry 3 Grammar and literary style 4 Meaning 5 Stylistic applications to drama 6 From classic realism to modernism and postmodernism 7 Style in popular texts 8 Theory and style: next steps
'A sound and useful introduction to language and literary style ...' - Jean Jacques Weber, University of Luxembourg
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.
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This student-friendly textbook uses the principles of linguistic analysis to investigate the aesthetic use of language in literary (and non-literary) texts.
