STYLISTICS: A resource book for students

Abstract

In this book, the twelve numbered units in section A introduce you to key concepts in stylistics. These introductions are compact and are ordered in a linear way, so if you read progressively through this section you can assemble a composite picture of the core issues in both stylistic theory and practice. Then, or alternatively, you can use the numbered units of section A to follow a particular strand through the book. The units which comprise section B develop the topic introduced in the equivalent numbered unit in section A. In this book in the Routledge English Language Introductions (RELI) series, B units are either illustrative expansions of the model introduced in A or surveys of important research developments in the relevant area of stylistics. For example, unit A3 sets out a compact model for the study of grammar and style. In B3 you will find some applications of this grammatical model to a variety of texts. In unit A6, the concept of transitivity is developed but the corresponding unit in Section B is in this case a survey of the uses stylisticians have made of this model over the years.