Linguistics and Literature is the first book to offer an overview of how linguistic theory can be applied to the oral and written literatures of the world

This undergraduate textbook introduces English literature students to the application of linguistics to literary analysis.

Until recently, collaborative efforts between formal linguistics and literary studies have been relatively sparse; this book is an attempt to bridge this gap an

Evaluation is central to literary studies and has led to an impressive list of publications on the status and history of the canon. Yet it is remarkable how lit