Stylistics routledge English Language Introductions

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STYLISTICS
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 be read across
these sections, enabling the reader to build gradually on the knowledge gained.
Stylistics
:
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provides a comprehensive overview of the methods and theories of stylistics:
from metre to metaphor, dialogue to discourse
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enables students to uncover the layers, patterns and levels that constitute 
stylistic description
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helps the reader to develop a set of stylistic tools of their own, which can be
applied to any text
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is written in a clear and entertaining style with lively examples from authors as
diverse as Shakespeare and Irvine Welsh
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provides classic readings by key names in the field, such as Roger Fowler, Mick
Short, Walter Nash and Marie Louise Pratt.
Written by an experienced teacher and researcher, this accessible textbook is an 
essential resource for all students of English language, linguistics and literature.
Paul Simpson
is a Reader in English Language at Queen’s University, Belfast. He
edits the journal 
Language and Literature
and is the author of 
On the Discourse of
Satire 
(2004). His other books for Routledge include 
Language, Ideology and Point of
View
(1993) and 
Language through Literature 
(1997).