Language Through Literature by Paul Simpson

Language Through Literature by Paul Simpson

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A definitive introduction to the English language through the medium of English Literature. Through the use of illustrations from poetry, prose and drama, it offers a lively and accessible guide to concepts and techniques in English language.

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Language Through Literature by Paul Simpson

An introduction to the English language through the medium of English literature. Through the use of examples from poetry, prose and drama, this work offers a guide to the concepts and techniques in English language study. Each chapter: develops a particular topic through a series of practical tasks; provides points for further discussion; includes project work for use individually, or as part of a group; and contains a glossary of technical terms and suggestions for follow-up activities. By developing practical activities designed for the study of English language, this work goes way beyond pure linguistic description, and should be a useful aid for the beginner student of the English language. This book also contains a teacher's appendix which offers advice on the design and implementation of workshop activities on language.

'A book that has long been needed, collecting together relatively recent linguistic ideas with the most useful of the older work and presenting them accessibly, without the assumption that the reader either has a sophisticated command of grammatical terms or that tutors will necessarily want to subscribe to either a formal or a functional approach to language studyThere is no doubt that this book will be a major contribution to the pool of textbooks upon which stylistics teaching can draw.' - Judy Delin, The Linguist

Paul Simpson is a Lecturer in the School of English at Queen’s University, Belfast. His previous publications include Language, Ideology and Point of View (1993).
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ISBN 13 9780415149648
ISBN 10 0415149649
Title Language Through Literature
Author Paul Simpson
Series Interface
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published 1996-12-05
Number of pages 240
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.