Unspeakable Sentences (Routledge Revivals) (ebook) by Banfield, Ann
Banfield, Ann (author)

Unspeakable Sentences (Routledge Revivals) ebook

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First published in 1982, this title grew from a series of essays on various aspects of narrative style; the result is a finished product that melds literary theory with linguistic methodology. It is argued that, where linguistic theory intersects with literary theory, it is narrative that provides the crucial 'experiment' for deciding between a communication and a non-communication theory of la...
Ebook 348,37 DKK
Authors Banfield, Ann (author)
Publisher Routledge
Published 17 July 2014
Length 340 pages
Genres Linguistics
Language English
Format pdf
DRM LCP
ISBN 9781317598831
First published in 1982, this title grew from a series of essays on various aspects of narrative style; the result is a finished product that melds literary theory with linguistic methodology. It is argued that, where linguistic theory intersects with literary theory, it is narrative that provides the crucial 'experiment' for deciding between a communication and a non-communication theory of language and, by extension, of literature. Chapters discuss such areas as subjectivity in direct and indirect speech, the absence of the narrator, and the development of narrative style. With a detailed introduction to the subject, this reissue will be of value to students of linguistics and literature with a particular interest in narrative style and linguistic theory.