Linguistic Perspectives on Literature

by Ronald F. Lunsford, Michael C. Haley, Marvin K.L. Ching, et al.

Book Overview

Although linguistics is often a technical and increasingly abstruse discipline, many linguists retain a concern for the way in which linguistics can shed light on literature and literary problems. In their introductory chapter, the editors of this collection of essays, by linguists on either side of the Atlantic, enunciate a bold stance that defines the theoretical relationship between linguistics and literature, delimits what should be considered...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041572404X
• ISBN13: 9780415724043
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"