Corpus Stylistics: Speech, Writing and Thought Presentation in a Corpus of English Writing

by Elena Semino and Mick Short

This book combines stylistic analysis with corpus linguistics to present an innovative account of the phenomenon of speech, writing and thought presentation - commonly referred to as 'speech reporting' or 'discourse presentation'.

This new account is based on an extensive analysis of a quarter-of-a-million word electronic collection of written narrative texts, including both fiction and non-fiction. The book includes detailed discussions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415697921
• ISBN13: 9780415697927
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"