Department of Linguistics
LING907 : Stylistics and the teaching of literature
Availability : |
D2 X1 X2 |
Credit Points |
4 |
Convenor(s) |
Associate Professor David Butt |
Unit Web Site |
Description
Prerequisite: LING900
The use of linguistics in the study of style; the meaning of literary texts and their value in particular communities; the status of texts as literary artefacts; stylistics and the teaching of first and second language literatures; language, literature and sociocultural background; genre and linguistic description; visual semiotics The course also draws in a range of non-literary registers, including media and political discourse, and the study of personality and psychotherapy.