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Informationen zum Autor John Haynes Klappentext A lively introduction to the study of expression in relation to meaning, which encourages an interest in and sensitivity to words and structures. Examines an enormous variety of text types in addition to numerous exercises. Zusammenfassung A lively introduction to the study of expression in relation to meaning, which encourages an interest in and sensitivity to words and structures. Examines an enormous variety of text types in addition to numerous exercises. Inhaltsverzeichnis Unit 1: Choosing `le mot juste' Unit 2: Following and Flouting Conventions Unit 3: Live and Dead Metaphors Unit 4: Patterns of Words in text Unit 5: Patterns of Grammar in text Unit 6: The Textual Orchestration of Patterns Unit 7: The Effects of the Medium Unit 8: Sequences of Words and Events Unit 9: The Selection of Significant Detail Unit 10: Personal Attitude, Involvement and Emotion Unit 11: Style as Ideology Unit 12: A Note on the Poetic. Appendix: Suggestions for Project Work. Further Reading.

Product details

• Authors: John Haynes
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.10.2015
• EAN: 9781138129313
• ISBN: 978-1-138-12931-3
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Language Workbooks; Language Workbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics