Linguistics and English Literature

by Douglas Adamson, H. Douglas Adamson, H.D. Adamson

Book Overview

Concise and engaging, this textbook introduces stylistics, the application of linguistics to literary analysis. Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, H. D. Adamson discusses linguistics before addressing its application to literature, enabling students to become knowledgeable in both fields. Targeted specifically at undergraduate literature students, the book covers a wide range of topics in linguistics and literary criticism, as well as a variety...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107045401
• ISBN13: 9781107045408
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.5" x 9.8"