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Language in Literature: An Introduction to Stylistics (Hodder Arnold Publication) by Michael Toolan, Michael J. Toolan is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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An activity-based introduction to stylistics, this textbook explains some of the topics in literary linguistics and helps students in analysing written texts. How can you tell good writing - the excellent, the brilliant and the ingenious - from bad writing - the weak, the banal and the confusing? By looking at the technique and the craft of writing, __Language in Literature__ examines the ways in which language is organised to create particular meanings or effects. Covering a range of topics - naming patterns, modality and evaluation, the structure of simple narratives, the recording of character speech and thought, the dynamics of dialogue, presuppositions and textual revision - the book presents the structuring principles within the English language. Activities and end-of-chapter commentaries encourage a 'learning by doing' approach and equips the reader with the main linguistic terms necessary for the analysis of literary and non-literary texts.

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Author

Michael Toolan, Michael J. Toolan

Publisher

Routledge

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9781444165685

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Linguistics, Language Learning, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.56 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14