The Language in Science Fiction and Fantasy - The Question of Style

Informationen zum Autor Susan Mandala is Senior Lecturer in Language and Linguistics at the University of Sunderland. Klappentext The language of science fiction! and of fantasy! has a steep challenge: that of the creation of other worlds! societies and characters that are alien to us in diverse and fundamental ways! but still compelling and knowable. This book steps away from the issues of race! gender and politics that have saturated sci-fi and fantasy criticism. Vorwort Stylistic, pragmatic and sociolinguistic analysis of the language of sci-fi and fantasy Zusammenfassung The language of science fiction, and of fantasy, has a steep challenge: that of the creation of other worlds, societies and characters that are alien to us in diverse and fundamental ways, but still compelling and knowable. This book steps away from the issues of race, gender and politics that have saturated sci-fi and fantasy criticism. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Science Fiction and Fantasy: Language, Style, and the Critics \ 2. Language Contact in Alternative World Texts: Experimental Future Englishes \ 3. Representing the Past \ 4. Extraordinary Worlds in Plain Language \ 5. Style and Character \ 6. Style in Alternative World Texts: Conclusion \ Notes \ Primary Sources \ References \ Index

Product details

• Authors: Susan Mandala, UNKNOWN
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2012
• EAN: 9781441145482
• ISBN: 978-1-4411-4548-2
• No. of pages: 192
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Training, job, career; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Art, literature > Literature: general, reference works; Englisch, Soziolinguistik