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Language and Scottish Literature

By John Corbett

Book information

Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0748608265, 9780748608263, 9780585060781
LCC
PE2102 .C67 1997
Open Library ID
OL286266M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1011 kB (1035344 bytes)
Series
Scottish Language and Literature
Edition
Vol. II
Pages
294\294
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This practical introduction to ways of using theories of language to explore different aspects of Scottish literature includes material on:varieties of Scots and Scottish English; linguistic approaches to literary studies; the grammar of texts; vocabulary; metaphor; poetic metre; language in use; point of view; narrative; stereotypes of the Scots; discourse; and reading older Scottish texts. Extensive examples demonstrate the application of the theories, from poems and ballads to a football report, and from short stories to extracts from film scripts and plays.

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