Isbn: 9781107673533 - quoting speech in early english (studies in english language) (12 resultados)

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Condición: New. This study of speech representation in English texts from 1350-1600 examines the problems of interpreting discourse in these early works. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 32. . 2014. Paperback. . . . .…

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Condición: New. This study of speech representation in English texts from 1350-1600 examines the problems of interpreting discourse in these early works. Series: Studies in English Language. Num Pages: 232 pages, 10 b/w illus. 7 tables. BIC Classification: 2ABC; CFF; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 32. . 2014. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Before quotation marks became widespread convention, English texts were organized more fluidly, employing varying lexical and textual strategies for marking represented discourse. When we add our present-day quotation marks to editions of Middle English texts, we also overlay our modern interpretation of speech representation, with its expectations of faithful reporting and carefully delineated voices. In doing so, we mask the less-determined nature of early speech marking, and obscure the ways that its plasticity functions as a narrative and stylistic tool. This book provides the first full study of speech representation in pre-modern English. Studying the pragmatic and discourse strategies of English texts from 1350-1600 is essential to reading Middle English works and to understanding the cultural assumptions implicit in the production of early written texts.…

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Paperback. Condición: new. Paperback. Before quotation marks became widespread convention, English texts were organized more fluidly, employing varying lexical and textual strategies for marking represented discourse. When we add our present-day quotation marks to editions of Middle English texts, we also overlay our modern interpretation of speech representation, with its expectations of faithful reporting and carefully delineated voices. In doing so, we mask the less-determined nature of early speech marking, and obscure the ways that its plasticity functions as a narrative and stylistic tool. This book provides the first full study of speech representation in pre-modern English. Studying the pragmatic and discourse strategies of English texts from 13501600 is essential to reading Middle English works and to understanding the cultural assumptions implicit in the production of early written texts. Early English texts did not have a convention of quotation marks for reporting direct speech. This raises problems for interpreting and understanding represented discourse. Colette Moore examines the strategies pre-modern texts used to indicate direct speech and the implications of these strategies for reading Middle and Early Modern English works. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. …

Condición: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. Early English texts did not have a convention of quotation marks for reporting direct speech. This raises problems for interpreting and understanding represented discourse. Colette Moore examines the strategies pre-modern texts used to indicate direct speec.…