Names and Naming in Young Adult Literature

Informationen zum Autor Alleen Pace Nilsen and Don L. F. Nilsen are professors of English at Arizona State University, where Alleen specializes in English education and Don specializes in linguistics. They are longtime members of the American Name Society and are co-presidents of the organization through 2008. Alleen is a founding member of ALAN (Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of the National Council of Teachers of English). Klappentext Names and Naming in Young Adult Literature shows how authors of young adult literature use the creation of names for people, places, events, inventions, animals, and imaginary concepts as one of their most important literary techniques. Zusammenfassung Names and Naming in Young Adult Literature shows how authors of young adult literature use the creation of names for people! places! events! inventions! animals! and imaginary concepts as one of their most important literary techniques.

Product details

• Authors: Alleen Pace Nilsen, Alleen Pace/ Nilsen Nilsen, Don L F Nilsen, Don L. F. Nilsen, Nilsen Don L F
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2007
• EAN: 9780810858084
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-5808-4
• No. of pages: 173
• Dimensions: 146 mm x 216 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature; Scarecrow Studies in Young Adu; Studies in Young Adult Literature; Studies in Young Adult Literat; Scarecrow Studies in Young Adu
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies