Perspectives on Quine (Philosophers & Their Critics) - Hardcover

This work is an introduction to literary stylistics and the study of discourse. Its aim is to introduce students to models and techniques of analysis and to provide a basis for understanding how levels of discourse operate, both in literature and in other, non-literary forms of language. The covers syntax, vocabulary, phonology and social context in relation to different literary conventions, allowing readers to understand style as both a linguistic property and an interactional and social phenomenon.