Language and Style

Inspired by Exploring the Language of Poems, Plays and Prose, Mick Short's classic introduction to stylistics, Language and Style represents the state-of-the-art in literary stylistics and encompasses the full breadth of current research in the discipline. Written by leading scholars in the field, chapters cover a variety of methodological and analytical approaches, from traditional qualitative analysis to more recent developments in cognitive and corpus stylistics. Addressing the three, key literary genres of poetry, drama and narrative, Language and Style is divided into carefully balanced sections. Based on original research, each chapter demonstrates a particular analytic technique and explains how this might be applied to a text from one of the literary genres. Framed by helpful introductory material covering the foundational principles of stylistics, the chapters act as practical exemplars of how to carry out stylistic analysis.Comprehensive and engaging, this invaluable resource is essential reading for anyone interested in stylistics.

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Busse, Beatrix

McIntyre, Dan

Words, Language & Grammar

Red Globe Press

History of English: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions)

History of English provides students with the historical and contextual background to the study of English and answers the questions of why and how the English language has come to be written and spoken as it is today. This book provides a fresh perspective and innovative insight into an area that is often dealt with in a prosaic and dry manner. History of English: <ul>
<li>provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of English</li> <li>covers the origins of English, the change from Old to Middle English and the influence of other languages on English</li> <li>provides key reading from leading figures in the field such as Jean Aitchison, Dick Leith, Bruce Mitchell and David Graddol</li> <li>is accompanied by a supporting website.</li>
</ul>
Structured to reflect the chronological development of the English language, History of English describes and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1500 years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to the register and discourse. The book also considers international varieties of Englishes and the most recent developments in the history of English. Incorporating examples from a wide variety of texts History of English provides an interactive and structured textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics.

Routledge

History of English provides students with the historical and contextual background to the study of English and answers the questions of why and how the English language has come to be written and spoken as it is today. This book provides a fresh perspective and innovative insight into an area that is often dealt with in a prosaic and dry manner. History of English:  provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of English covers the origins of English, the change from Old to Middle English and the influence of other languages on English provides key reading from leading figures in the field such as Jean Aitchison, Dick Leith, Bruce Mitchell and David Graddol is accompanied by a supporting website. Structured to reflect the chronological development of the English language, History of English describes and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1500 years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to the register and discourse. The book also considers international varieties of Englishes and the most recent developments in the history of English. Incorporating examples from a wide variety of texts History of English provides an interactive and structured textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics.

Stylistics (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

"Now in its second edition, this textbook provides a practical introduction to stylistics, grounded in theories of language. It has been updated to cover every aspect of the discipline, from its origins to state-of-the-art research. It is essential reading for students and researchers interested in this exciting field of study"--

Jeffries, Lesley

Cambridge University Press

The Babel Lexicon of Language

Product Description What's the word that describes the process of making supportive noises when you're listening to someone? What is syntax and how does it differ from grammar? Do you know what a morpheme is? And did you know that it's not only an atom that has a nucleus? The Babel Lexicon of Language is an entertaining and accessible introduction to the key terminology involved in the study of language. It defines over 500 terms and uses contemporary language examples, explaining complex issues in an easy-to-understand way. Written by the expert editorial team behind Babel, the popular language magazine, and assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, The Babel Lexicon of Language is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and anyone with an interest in language. Book Description An engaging and accessible A-Z of linguistics from the expert team behind Babel: The Language Magazine. About the Author Dan McIntyre is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield. He co-founded Babel: The Language Magazine and has published widely on stylistics, corpus linguistics and the history of English. His major publications include Stylistics (Cambridge University Press 2010) and Corpus Stylistics (Edinburgh University Press 2019).Lesley Jeffries is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield. She co-edits Babel: The Language Magazine, co-authored Stylistics (Cambridge University Press 2010) and Keywords in the Press (Bloomsbury 2017), and has published widely on textual meaning in politics and poetry. She is Chair of the University Council of General and Applied Linguistics.Matt Evans is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield. His research interests are in critical discourse analysis and his publications include the co-edited Routledge Handbook of Language and Conflict (2019). He is Assistant Editor of Babel: The Language Magazine.Hazel Price is Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield. Her research interests include corpus linguistics and discourse analysis. She co-edited Applying Linguistics: Language and the Impact Agenda (Routledge 2018) and is Editorial Assistant for Babel: The Language Magazine.Erica Gold is Reader in Forensic Speech Science at the University of Huddersfield. Her research is largely focussed on the variability of phonetic parameters within and between speakers, and her research has been cited in court cases worldwide. She compiled WYRED (West Yorkshire Regional English Database), the world's largest forensically-relevant database of speech.

What's the word that describes the process of making supportive noises when you're listening to someone? What is syntax and how does it differ from grammar? Do you know what a morpheme is? And did you know that it's not only an atom that has a nucleus? The Babel Lexicon of Language is an entertaining and accessible introduction to the key terminology involved in the study of language. It defines over 500 terms and uses contemporary language examples, explaining complex issues in an easy-to-understand way. Written by the expert editorial team behind Babel, the popular language magazine, and assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, The Babel Lexicon of Language is an invaluable resource for students, teachers and anyone with an interest in language.\nBook Description\nAn engaging and accessible A-Z of linguistics from the expert team behind Babel: The Language Magazine.

Evans, Matt

Gold, Erica

Price, Hazel

Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are a 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. This revised second edition of History of English includes: <ul>
<li>a comprehensive introduction to the history of English covering the origins of English, the change from Old to Middle English, and the influence of other languages on English;</li> <li>increased coverage of key issues, such as the standardisation of English;</li> <li>a wider range of activities, plus answers to exercises;</li> <li>new readings from well-known authors such as Manfred Krug, Colette Moore, Merja Stenroos and David Crystal;</li> <li>a timeline of important external events in the history of English.</li> </ul> Structured to reflect the chronological development of the English language, History of English describes and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1500 years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to register and discourse. In doing so, it incorporates examples from a wide variety of texts and provides an interactive and structured textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics.

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. This revised second edition of History of English includes: 
❑ a comprehensive introduction to the history of English covering the origins of English, the change from Old to Middle English, and the influence of other languages on English; 
❑ increased coverage of key issues, such as the standardisation of English; 
❑ a wider range of activities, plus answers to exercises; 
❑ new readings of well-known authors such as Manfred Krug, Colette Moore, Merja Stenroos and David Crystal; 
❑ a timeline of important external events in the history of English. 
Structured to reflect the chronological development of the English language, History of English describes and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1,500 years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to register and discourse. In doing so, it incorporates examples from a wide variety of texts and provides an interactive and structured textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics.

History of English (Routledge English Language Introductions)

Corpus Stylistics: Theory and Practice

The use of corpora in stylistics has increased substantially in recent years but until now there has been no book detailing the theoretical basis and methodological practices of corpus stylistics. This book surveys the field and sets the agenda for this fast-developing area. Focusing on how to use off-the-shelf corpus software, such as AntConc, Wmatrix, and the Brigham Young University (BYU) corpus interface, this step-by-step guide explains the theory and practice of using corpus methods and tools for stylistic analysis. Eight original case studies demonstrate how to use corpus tools to analyse style in a range of texts, from the contemporary to the historical. The authors explain how to develop appropriate research questions for corpus stylistic analysis, construct and annotate corpora, make sense of statistics, and analyse corpus data. In addition, the book provides practical advice on how to manage the transition from quantitative results to qualitative analysis, and explores how theories, models and frameworks from stylistics can be used to enhance the qualitative phase of corpus analysis. Supported by detailed instructions on how to access and use relevant corpus software, this is a user's guide to doing corpus stylistic analysis. For students and researchers in stylistics new to the use of corpus methods and theories, the book presents a 'how-to' guide; for corpus linguists it opens the door to the theories, models and frameworks developed in stylistics that are of value to mainstream corpus linguistics.

Walker, Brian

Edinburgh University Press

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Language and Style

History of English: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions)

History of English: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions)

Stylistics (Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics)

The Babel Lexicon of Language

The Babel Lexicon of Language

History of English: A Resource Book for Students (Routledge English Language Introductions)

History of English (Routledge English Language Introductions)

Corpus Stylistics: Theory and Practice

Corpus Stylistics: Theory and Practice