Language Discourse And Literature

Author : Ronald Carter,Paul Simpson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134812394

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Language, Discourse and Literature by Ronald Carter,Paul Simpson Pdf

This collection shows students of English and applied linguistics ways in which language and literary study can be integrated. By drawing on a wide range of texts by mainly British and American writers, from a variety of different periods, the contributors show how discourse stylistics can provide models for the systematic description of, for example, dialogue in fiction; language of drama and balladic poetry; speech presentation; the interactive properties of metre; the communicative context of author/reader. Among the texts examined are novels, poetry and drama by major twentieth-century writers such as Joyce, Auden, Pinter and Hopkins, as well as examples from Shakespeare, Donne and Milton. Each chapter has a wide range of exercises for practical analysis, an extensive glossary and a comprehensive bibliography with suggestions for further reading. The book will be particularly useful to undergraduate students of English and applied linguistics and advanced students of modern languages or English as a foreign language.

Author : Teun Adrianus van Dijk
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1985-01-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0915027550

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Discourse and Literature by Teun Adrianus van Dijk Pdf

"Discourse and Literature "boldly integrates the analysis of literature and non-literary genres in an innovative embracing study of discourse. Narrative, poetry, drama, myths, songs, letters, Biblical discourse and graffiti as well as stylistics and rhetorics are the topics treaded by twelve well-known specialists selected and introduced by Teun A. van Dijk.

Author : Ronald Carter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134769759

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Investigating English Discourse by Ronald Carter Pdf

In this challenging and at times controversial book, Ronald Carter addresses the discourse of 'English' as a subject of teaching and learning. Among the key topics investigated are: * grammar * correctness and standard English * critical language awareness and literacy * language and creativity * the methodological integration of language and literature in the curriculum * discourse theory and textual interpretation. Investigating English Discourse is a collection of revised, re-edited and newly written papers which contain extensive contrastive analyses of different styles of international English. These range from casual conversation to advertisement, poetry, jokes, metaphor, stories by canonical writers, public notices and children's writing. Ronald Carter highlights key issues for the study and teaching of 'English' for the year 2000 and beyond, focusing in particular on its political and ideological inflections. Investigating English Discourse is of relevance to teachers and students and researchers in the fields of discourse analysis, English as a first, second and foreign language, language and education, applied and literary linguistics.

Author : Sonia Zyngier
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027267375

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Language, Discourse, Style by Sonia Zyngier Pdf

For the first time, the works on stylistics by one of the most brilliant linguists of our times are collected in a single volume. This book highlights the evolution of John Sinclair’s theories and insights from studies on language teaching through detailed analyses of text and discourse, and into his later works on corpus stylistics. More specifically, Part I focuses on how theory can inform teaching practice. Part II is more directed towards linguistic analyses of specific texts and provides practical bases for stylistic approaches. In Part III, Sinclair’s contributions to discourse analysis shed light on ways of looking and understanding literature. Written in his crisp clear, straightforward style, this book demonstrates Sinclair’s explicit concern for more systematic approaches to the integration of language and literature and shows why his works on stylistics have been both reference and inspiration to students, language and literature teachers and researchers over many decades.

Author : Michael Mccarthy,Ronald Carter
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317896722

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Language as Discourse by Michael Mccarthy,Ronald Carter Pdf

In this book Michael McCarthy and Ronald Carter describe the discoursal properties of language and demonstrate what insights this approach can offer to the student and teacher of language. The authors examine the relationship between complete texts, both spoken and written, and the social and cultural contexts in which they function. They argue that the functions of language are often best understood in a discoursal environment and that exploring language in context compels us to revise commonly-held understandings about the forms and meanings of language. In so doing, the authors argue the need for language teachers, syllabus planners and curriculum organisers to give greater attention to language as discourse.

Author : Guy Cook
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UVA:X002560169

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Discourse and Literature by Guy Cook Pdf

Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE 1. A basis for analysis: schema theory, its general principles, history and terminology Introduction Schema theory: general principles Examples demonstrating schemata in discourse processing Evidence for schemata World schemata and text schemata The origins of schema theory Bartlett's Remembering The eclipse of schema theory The revival of schema theory The terminology of schema theory Notes 2. A first bearing: discourse analysis and its limitations Introduction 'Text', 'context', and 'discourse' Acceptability above the sentence Cohesion The omission fallacy Meaning as encoding/decoding versus meaning as construction Pragmatic approaches and their capacity to characterize 'literariness' Macro-functions Discourse structure Discourse as process (and literature as conversation) Discourse as dialogue The 'post-scientific' approach Conclusion Notes 3. A second bearing: AI text theory and its limitations Introduction The computational and brain paradigms of language The constructivist principle One system of conceptual construction: conceptual dependency theory (CD) Problems for conceptual constructions A complex AI schema theory Conclusion Notes 4. Testing the AI approach. Two analyses: a 'literary' and a 'non-literary' text Introduction Text One: the opening of 'Crime and Punishment' (translation) Text Two: 'Every cloud has a Silver Lining' (advertisement) Conclusions from analyses Notes 5. A third bearing: literary theories from formalism to stylistics Introduction The rise of 'modern literary theory' Theories of pattern and deviation The formalist theory of defamiliarization Patterns in discourse: structures and structuralism Roman Jakobson's poetics Conclusion Notes 6. Incorporating the reader: two analyses combining stylistics and schema theory Introduction Text Three: 'Elizabeth Taylor's Passion' (advertisement) Text Four: 'First World War Poets' (poem) Incorporating the reader Notes PART TWO 7. Theory of discourse deviation: schema refreshment and cognitive change Introduction: the argument so far The need for schema change Prelude to the theory: earlier accounts of schema change A theory of literary discourse: schema refreshment and cognitive change A theory of literary discourse: discourse deviation Defamiliarization revisited Notes 8. Application of the theory: discourse deviation in three literary texts Introduction Text Five: 'The Tyger' Text Six: 'The Turn of the Screw' Text Seven: 'The Windhover' Conclusion Notes 9. What the theory means for literature teaching Appendix A: Grammatical notation: symbols and abbreviations Appendix B: Conceptual dependency (CD) and semantics Bibliography Index Acknowledgements Introduction PART ONE 1. A basis for analysis: schema theory, its general principles, history and terminology Introduction Schema theory: general principles Examples demonstrating schemata in discourse processing Evidence for schemata

Author : Roger Fowler
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Criticism
ISBN : UCSC:32106005217796

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Literature as Social Discourse by Roger Fowler Pdf

Author : Denise Riley
Publisher : Springer
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2004-08-13
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230213340

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The Language, Discourse, Society Reader by Denise Riley Pdf

For the last twenty-five years, Language, Discourse, Society has been the most intellectually challenging series in English. Its titles range across the disciplines from linguistics to biology, from literary criticism to law, combining vigorous scholarship and theoretical analysis at the service of a broad political engagement. This anniversary reader brings together a fascinating group of thinkers from both sides of the Atlantic with an introductory overview from the editors which considers the development of theory and scholarship over the past two decades.

Author : Teun A. van Dijk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1976
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : UOM:39015013400455

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Pragmatics of Language and Literature by Teun A. van Dijk Pdf

Author : Paul Simpson,Andrea Mayr
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781135282196

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Language and Power by Paul Simpson,Andrea Mayr Pdf

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students. Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of the subject, with activities, study questions, sample analyses, commentaries and key readings – all in the same volume. The innovative and flexible ‘two-dimensional’ structure is built around four sections – introduction, development, exploration and extension – which offer self-contained stages for study. Each topic can also be read across these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained. Language and Power: offers a comprehensive survey of the ways in which language intersects and connects with the social, cultural and political aspects of power, provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of the field, and covers all the major approaches, theoretical concepts and methods of analysis in this important and developing area of academic study; covers all the ‘traditional’ topics, such as race, gender and institutional power, but also incorporates newer material from forensic discourse analysis, the discourse of new capitalism and the study of humour as power; includes readings from works by seminal figures in the field, such as Roger Fowler, Deborah Cameron and Teun van Dijk; uses real texts and examples throughout, including advertisements from cosmetics companies; newspaper articles and headlines; websites and internet media; and spoken dialogues such as a transcription from the Obama and McCain presidential debate; is accompanied by a supporting website that aims to challenge students at a more advanced level and features a complete four-unit chapter which includes activities, a reading and suggestions for further work. Language and Power will be essential reading for students studying English language and linguistics. Paul Simpson is Professor of English Language in the School of English at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, where he teaches and researches in stylistics, critical linguistics and related fields of study. Andrea Mayr is Lecturer in Modern English Language and Linguistics at Queen’s University Belfast, UK, where she teaches and researches in media discourse and in multimodal critical discourse analysis.

Author : Monika Fludernik
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 548 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134872879

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The Fictions of Language and the Languages of Fiction by Monika Fludernik Pdf

Monika Fludernik presents a detailed analysis of free indirect discourse as it relates to narrative theory, and the crucial problematic of how speech and thought are represented in fiction. Building on the insights of Ann Banfield's Unspeakable Sentences, Fludernik radically extends Banfield's model to accommodate evidence from conversational narrative, non-fictional prose and literary works from Chaucer to the present. Fludernik's model subsumes earlier insights into the forms and functions of quotation and aligns them with discourse strategies observable in the oral language. Drawing on a vast range of literature, she provides an invaluable resource for researchers in the field and introduces English readers to extensive work on the subject in German as well as comparing the free indirect discourse features of German, French and English. This study effectively repositions the whole area between literature and linguistics, opening up a new set of questions in narrative theory.

Author : John Flowerdew
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 246 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780415499644

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Discourse in English Language Education by John Flowerdew Pdf

Discourse in English Language Education is designed to introduce students to the major concepts and issues in discourse analysis and its applications to language education, drawing on the key research from a range of approaches. This will be essential reading for upper undergraduates and postgraduates with interests in applied linguistics, TESOL and mother tongue language education.

Author : Colin Barron,Nigel Bruce,David Nunan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317881278

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Knowledge & Discourse by Colin Barron,Nigel Bruce,David Nunan Pdf

Knowledge and Discourse presents an ecological approach to the study of discourse in social, academic and professional practices. It brings together distinguished scholars from diverse cultures - India, China, Australia, Canada among others - and disciplines - linguistics, anthropology, sociology, philosophy. The chapters collectively illustrate the ecological approach by exploring how language makes connections between subjective experiences as people construct meaning and action. This book offers the reader a holistic, interdisciplinary approach to the study of language as discourse, questioning traditional views of disciplinary knowledge and the role of discourse in the pursuit, construction and compartmentalisation of such knowledge. Through the variety of disciplines, experiences and approaches, the contributors show how the world and word are contingent on each other. The notions of connectivity, contingency and change are themes that run through the book, and in the interweaving of these themes readers will find persuasive illustrations of an ecological approach to applied linguistics.

Author : Barbara Herrnstein Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:469869870

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On the Margins of Discourse by Barbara Herrnstein Smith Pdf

Author : Simon Statham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-04-03
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780429640452

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Critical Discourse Analysis by Simon Statham Pdf

This book provides a comprehensive account of the discipline of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) and demonstrates multiple linguistic methods through which it exposes and demystifies ideologies that are present in institutional discourse. The book enables readers to critique the complexities of the relationship between language and power to expose the ideological operation of discourse. Proceeding from a theoretical grounding for CDA in contemporary society, the book comprises analysis of a wide range of discourse examples, including the news media, political speeches, public service leaflets and social media. Readers are guided through a diverse range of models in CDA in order to scrutinise and assess the role of language in society and to consider and challenge the principles of powerful networks, institutions and organisations.