Style Text Analysis and Linguistic Criticism
This new coursebook offers teachers and students a thorough and lively guide to stylistic and critical analysis of a range of texts, both literary and non-literary, classic and contemporary. Full of examples and exercises, this is an invaluable book for a
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Studies in English Language
A Course Book in English Grammar, 2nd Edition Dennis Freeborn
From Old English to Standard English- Dennis Freeborn Style: Text Analysis and Linguistic Criticism - Dennis Freeborn Varieties of English, 2nd Edition - Dennis Freeborn with Peter
French and David Langford Analysing Talk - David Langford English Language Project Work- Christine McDonald
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STYLE TEXT ANALYSIS AND LINGUISTIC CRITICISM Dennis Freeborn
-MACMILLAN
© Dennis Freeborn 1996 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No paragraph of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission or in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 9HE. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 1996 by MACMILLAN PRESS LTD Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG2l 6XS and London Companies and representatives throughout the world ISBN 978-0-333-46877-7 DOI 10.1007/978-1-349-24710-3
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Contents
Symbols
xvi
Acknowledgements
xix
Introduction
xxi
WHAT IS STYLE? 1.1 Dictionary definitions of style 1.2 Style in literary criticism and reviews of books 1.2.1 'The common pursuit of true judgement' 1.2.2 On Robert Browning's Dramatic Monologues 1.2.3 On W. B. Yeats's verse 1.3 Raymond Queneau's Exercises in Style 1.3.1 Samples from Exercises in Style 'Different types of speech' - Asides 'Different types of written prose' - Official letter 'Different styles of poetry' - Sonnet 'Character sketches through language' - Ignorance 'Experiments with grammatical & rhetorical forms' Reported speech 'Jargon' - Botanical 'Odds & ends' - Permutations Commentary on 'Botanical' Commentary on 'Permutations'
2 WORDS 2.1 Choice of words - 'rules of good writing' 2.1.1 The Fowler brothers and the King's English practical rules for good writing Rule I - familiar and far-fetched words Rule 2 - Concrete and
