Stylistics

<p>Using a wide range of twentieth-century literary prose Laura Wright and Jonathan Hope provide an `interactive' introduction to the techniques of stylistic analysis. Divided up into five sections; the noun phrase the verb phrase the clause text structure and vocabulary the book also provides an introduction to the basics of descriptive grammar for beginning students.<br> * Presumes no prior linguistic knowledge<br> * Provides a comprehensive glossary of terms<br> * Adaptable: designed to be used in a variety of classroom contexts<br> * Introduces students to an enormous range of 20th century literature from James Joyce to Roddy Doyle<br> A practical coursebook rather than a survey account of stylistics as a discipline the book provides over forty opportunities for hands-on stylistic analysis. For each linguistic feature under discussion the reader is offered a definition a text for analysis exercises and tasks in addition to a suggested solution.<br><em>Stylistics: A Practical Coursebook</em> is genuinely `student friendly' and will be an invaluable tool for all beginning undergraduates and A-level students of language and literature.</p>