Pronouns In Literature

Author : Alison Gibbons,Andrea Macrae
Publisher : Springer
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781349953172

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Pronouns in Literature by Alison Gibbons,Andrea Macrae Pdf

This edited collection brings together an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars who together offer cutting-edge insights into the complex roles, functions, and effects of pronouns in literary texts. The book engages with a range of text-types, including poetry, drama, and prose from different periods and regions, in English and in translation. Beginning with analyses of the first-person pronoun, it moves onto studies of the subject dynamics of first- and second-person, before considering plural modes of narration and how pronoun use can help to disperse narrative perspective. The volume then debates the functional constraints of pronouns in fictional contexts and finally reflects upon the theoretical advancements presented in the collection. This innovative volume will appeal to students and scholars of linguistics, stylistics and cognitive poetics, narratology, theoretical and applied linguistics, psychology and literary criticism.

Author : Berkeley Anna Livia Visiting Assistant Professor of French University of California
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2000-11-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780195343922

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Pronoun Envy : Literary Uses of Linguistic Gender by Berkeley Anna Livia Visiting Assistant Professor of French University of California Pdf

Controversy over gendered pronouns, for example using the generic "he," has been a staple of feminist arguments about patriarchal language over the last 30 years, and is certainly the most contested political issue in Western feminist linguistics. Most accounts do not extend beyond policy issues like the official institution of non-sexist language. In this volume, Anna Livia reveals continuities both before and after the sexist language refore movement and shows how the creative practices of pronoun use on the part of feminist writers had both aesthetic and political ends. Livia uses the term "pronoun envy" ironically to show that rather being a case of misguided envy, battles over gendered language are central to feminist concerns. Livia examines a broad corpus of written texts in English and French, concentrating on those texts which problematize the traditional functioning of the linguistic gender system. They range from novels and prose poems to film scripts and personal testimonies, and in time from the 19th century to the present. Some withhold any indication of gender; others have non-gendered characters. Livia's goal is two-fold; to help bridge the divide between linguistic and literary analysis, and to show how careful study of the manipulation of linguistic gender in these texts informs larger concerns. This fresh and highly interdisciplinary work lies at the intersection of several vital areas, including language and gender, sociolinguistics, and feminist literary analysis.

Author : Sandy Allen
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-23
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501134050

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A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise by Sandy Allen Pdf

“Compelling…A bracing work of art and a loving tribute” (Los Angeles Times), this propulsive, stunning book illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia like never before. Sandra Allen did not know their uncle Bob very well. As a child, Sandy had been told Bob was “crazy,” that he had spent time in mental hospitals while growing up in Berkeley in the 60s and 70s. But Bob had lived a hermetic life in a remote part of California for longer than Sandy had been alive, and what little Sandy knew of him came from rare family reunions or odd, infrequent phone calls. Then in 2009 Bob mailed Sandy his autobiography. Typewritten in all caps, a stream of error-riddled sentences more than sixty, single-spaced pages, the often-incomprehensible manuscript proclaimed to be a “true story” about being “labeled a psychotic paranoid schizophrenic,” and arrived with a plea to help him get his story out to the world. “Searing” (O, The Oprah Magazine), “enthralling” (Star-Tribune, Minneapolis), and “a marvel” (Esquire), A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise shows how Sandy translated Bob’s autobiography, artfully creating a gripping coming-of-age story while sticking faithfully to the facts as he shared them. Sandy also shares background information about their family, the culturally explosive time and place of their uncle’s formative years, and the vitally important questions surrounding schizophrenia and mental healthcare in America more broadly. The result is a heartbreaking and sometimes hilarious portrait of a young man striving for stability in his life as well as his mind, and an utterly unique lens into an experience that, to most people, remains unimaginable. “Thrilling…Gorgeous…a watershed in empathetic adaptation of ‘outsider’ autobiography” (The New Republic), A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise is a dazzlingly, daringly written book that’s poised to change conversations about schizophrenia and mental illness overall.

Author : Dennis Baron
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2020-01-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781631496059

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What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She by Dennis Baron Pdf

“If you want to know why more people are asking ‘what’s your pronoun?’ then you (singular or plural) should read this book.” —Joe Moran, New York Times Book Review Heralded as “required reading” (Geoff Nunberg) and “the book” (Anne Fadiman) for anyone interested in the conversation swirling around gender-neutral and nonbinary pronouns, What’s Your Pronoun? is a classic in the making. Providing much-needed historical context and analysis to the debate around what we call ourselves, Dennis Baron brings new insight to a centuries-old topic and illuminates how—and why—these pronouns are sparking confusion and prompting new policies in schools, workplaces, and even statehouses. Enlightening and affirming, What’s Your Pronoun? introduces a new way of thinking about language, gender, and how they intersect.

Author : Katherine Locke
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-05-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0316542067

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What Are Your Words? by Katherine Locke Pdf

Ari knows a lot of words for neighbors, including the pronouns each prefers, and with help from Uncle Lior, who always asks "What are your words," figures out which pronouns--and other words--fit best today.

Author : H.G. Widdowson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781317869535

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Stylistics and the Teaching of Literature by H.G. Widdowson Pdf

This volume forms part of the Applied Linguistics and Language Study collection that looks at the field of analysing and appreciating literary texts. First published in 1975, this text makes a considerable contribution to extending our view of the principles underlying language teaching and curriculum design. The author begins by distinguishing the idea that discipline from the pedagogic subject in order to demonstrate that stylistics is Janus like in the way it can be treated, for example, at school or university, as a way from linguistics to literary study or the reverse. To understand this bidirectionality he explains distinctions between the linguist’s text and the critic’s messages by introducing the concept of discourse as a means through which to understand the communicative value of passages of language.

Author : Brian P. Cleary
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467743310

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I and You and Don't Forget Who by Brian P. Cleary Pdf

The latest addition to the best-selling Words Are CATegorical® series, this fun-filled guide uses playful puns and humorous illustrations to creatively clarify the concept of pronouns. Key pronouns appear in color for easy identification to show, not tell, readers what pronouns are all about.

Author : Ainaab Tariq, Asma Arshi,Dr. Uma Rajmohan,Dr. T.V.S. Padmaja
Publisher : AG PUBLISHING HOUSE (AGPH Books)
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9788119025701

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Basics of Literary Devices in English Literature by Ainaab Tariq, Asma Arshi,Dr. Uma Rajmohan,Dr. T.V.S. Padmaja Pdf

There's no denying the significance of literary devices when conveying a story. They may make the author's tale more comprehensible and engaging by emphasising key phrases, evoking certain emotions, and providing more context. One may improve story telling skills by using these literary tools. We can identify, recognise, interpret, and/or evaluate any element of literature or any one piece as a literary device. Some literary devices include both aspects of literature and literary strategies. Literary tactics are the linguistic structures that an author utilises to express an idea. In most cases, a literary method is used by an author using the single word or phrase, or a small cluster of words or phrases, at a specific location in the text. Unlike components of literature, literary strategies need not be included in every piece of writing. All literary techniques have one thing in common: they make the reader think about the world in new ways by pointing out or exploring connections between various elements. The use of comparison as a linking mechanism is widespread in literature. Metaphors and similes, the two most common forms of analogy, will be introduced throughout the book. Putting two items side by side is an example of a metaphor. Each literary device deserves its own dedicated discussion and set of illustrative texts. This is a book devoted to the most often used literary devices in both poetry and prose

Author : Michael Zimmermann
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-12
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110367478

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Expletive and Referential Subject Pronouns in Medieval French by Michael Zimmermann Pdf

Medieval French, usually analyzed as a null subject language, differs considerably from modern Romance null subject languages such as Spanish in the availability of non-expressed subject pronouns; specifically, it shows characteristics reminiscent of non-null, rather than null subject languages, such as the expression of expletive subject pronouns. The central goal of this book is to put forward an account of these differences. On the basis of the analysis of an extensive, newly established data corpus, the development of the expression of both expletive and referential subject pronouns until the 17th c. is determined. Following a thorough discussion of previous approaches, an alternative approach is presented which builds on the analysis of Medieval French as a non-null subject language. The non-expression of subject pronouns, licit in specific contexts in non-null subject languages, is shown to be restricted to configurations generally involving left-peripheral focalization. These configurations – and, concomitantly, non-expressed subject pronouns – are finally argued to be eventually lost for good in the wake of the initial observation by 17th c. writers of pertinent instructions campaigned for in highly influential works of language use.

Author : Darcy Sperlich
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783030638757

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Reflexive Pronouns: A Theoretical and Experimental Synthesis by Darcy Sperlich Pdf

This book presents a comprehensive picture of reflexive pronouns from both a theoretical and experimental perspective, using the well-researched languages of English, German, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese and Korean. In order to understand the data from varying theoretical perspectives, the book considers selected syntactic and pragmatic analyses based on their current importance in the field. The volume consequently introduces the Emergentist Reflexivity Approach, which is a novel theoretical synthesis incorporating a sentence and pragmatic processor that accounts for reflexive pronoun behaviour in these six languages. Moreover, in support of this model a vast array of experimental literature is considered, including first and second language acquisition, bilingual, psycholinguistic, neurolinguistic and clinical studies. It is through both the intuitive and experimental data linguistic theorizing relies upon that brings out the strengths of the modelling adopted here, paving new avenues for future research. In sum, this volume unites a diverse array of the literature that currently sits largely divorced between the theoretical and experimental realms, and when put together a better understanding of reflexive pronouns under the auspices of the Emergentist Reflexivity Approach is forged.

Author : Laura L. Paterson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 523 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781003801139

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The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns by Laura L. Paterson Pdf

This original volume provides the first state-of-the-art overview of research on pronouns in the 21st century. With its dedicated sections on grammar, history, and change, language learning/acquisition, cognition and comprehension, power, politics, and identity, The Routledge Handbook of Pronouns shows that contemporary interest in pronouns and gender represents just the tip of the iceberg. Led by Laura Paterson, a transdisciplinary collection of experts discuss the global history of different pronoun systems, synthesize the literature, and contextualize the salient issues and current debates shaping research on pronouns across different spheres and via different theoretical-methodological traditions. The Handbook is designed to encourage readers to engage with a range of perspectives from within and beyond their immediate areas of interest, with the ultimate aim of shaping the future trajectory of interdisciplinary, multiingual research on pronouns. Using data from multiple languages and engaging deeply with the social, cultural, political, technological, and psychological factors that can influence pronoun use, this innovative book will be an indispensable resource to scholars and advanced students of theoretical and applied linguistics, education, and the social and behavioural sciences.

Author : Kamran Talattof
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 748 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351341677

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Routledge Handbook of Post Classical and Contemporary Persian Literature by Kamran Talattof Pdf

Routledge Handbook of Post Classical and Contemporary Persian Literature contains scholarly essays and sample texts related to Persian literature from the 17th century to the present day. It includes analyses of free verse poetry, short stories, novels, prison writings, memoirs, and plays. The chapters apply a disciplinary or interdisciplinary approach to the many movements, genres, and works of the long and evolving body of Persian literature produced in the Persianate World. These collections of scholarly essays and samples of Persian literary texts provide facts (general information), instructions (ways to understand, analyze, and appreciate this body of works), and the field’s state-of-the-art research (the problematics of the topics) regarding one of the most important and oldest literary traditions in the world. Thus, the Handbook’s chapters and related texts provide scholars, students, and admirers of Persian poetry and prose with practical and direct access to the intricacies of the Persian literary world through a chronological account of key moments in the formation of this enduring literary tradition. The related Handbook (also edited by Kamran Talattof ), Routledge Handbook of Ancient, Classical, and Late Classical Persian Literature covers Persian literary works from the ancient or pre-Islamic era to roughly the end of the 16th century.

Author : Anna Livia
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780195138528

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Pronoun Envy by Anna Livia Pdf

Controversy over gendered pronouns, for example using the generic "he," has been a staple of feminist arguments about patriarchal language over the last 30 years, and is certainly the most contested political issue in Western feminist linguistics. Most accounts do not extend beyond policy issues like the official institution of non-sexist language. In this volume, Anna Livia reveals continuities both before and after the sexist language refore movement and shows how the creative practices of pronoun use on the part of feminist writers had both aesthetic and political ends. Livia uses the term "pronoun envy" ironically to show that rather being a case of misguided envy, battles over gendered language are central to feminist concerns. Livia examines a broad corpus of written texts in English and French, concentrating on those texts which problematize the traditional functioning of the linguistic gender system. They range from novels and prose poems to film scripts and personal testimonies, and in time from the 19th century to the present. Some withhold any indication of gender; others have non-gendered characters. Livia's goal is two-fold; to help bridge the divide between linguistic and literary analysis, and to show how careful study of the manipulation of linguistic gender in these texts informs larger concerns. This fresh and highly interdisciplinary work lies at the intersection of several vital areas, including language and gender, sociolinguistics, and feminist literary analysis.

Author : Madras literary society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1879
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555023961

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The Journal [afterw.] The Madras journal of literature and science, ed. by J.C. Morris by Madras literary society Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Bible
ISBN : UIUC:30112109689809

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Journal of Biblical Literature by Anonim Pdf

Vols. for -1960 include Proceedings of the annual meetings of the Society.