| Summary: | Style, Meaning and Pedagogy can be useful to students and researchers of different backgrounds, It can assist them to deeply fathom literary and non-literary texts and scaffold their critical thinking when approaching human language like poems, headlines, blurbs or paintings. Admittedly, the print and visual texts chosen in the book were produced in the 14th, 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries. This book is a gem for students pursuing their English studies in higher education. It is a rich resource for novice researchers and university professors teaching courses such as literary linguistics, discourse analysis, literary criticism, poetry and rhetoric, to mention but a handful. With an exhaustive list of readings and references, insightful methodology and signposts for critical reflections, 'Style, Meaning and Pedagogy' proffers you a chance to question the textual and semiotic selections people dwell on to produce their own texts. And with the short tasks and exercises at the end of each chapter, you will be able to savor and simultaneously retain much of the invaluable input prepared just for you.
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