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John Corbett
Language and Scottish Literature [PDF ebook]
Scottish Language and Literature Volume 2

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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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Idioma Inglés ● Formato PDF ● ISBN 9780748674220 ● Editorial Edinburgh University Press ● Publicado 2020 ● Descargable 3 veces ● Divisa EUR ● ID 8244797 ● Protección de copia Adobe DRM

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