A Corpus-Based Study of the Style in Jane Austen’s Novels

While a corpus linguistic technique has been applied to various studies in text and discourse analysis, it has not been much adopted in stylistic analysis of literary texts. The present study, therefore, applies a corpus-driven approach to Jane Austen’s six major novels, in order to see how well this new method works with literary texts, compared with what has been observed in previous studies of Jane Austen’s language. It has been found that the corpus-driven approach can provide quite a few results that are useful in supporting and refining literary scholars’ intuitive observations on the author’s works. Some of the linguistic patterns derived from the comparative corpusdriven method have not been remarked on before in any previous studies and hence can serve as new textual evidence in the study of Jane Austen’s writing style. Despite such great potential for the study of style in literary works, it is suggested that the analyst’s knowledge and understanding of the text(s) under study is crucial in interpreting and evaluating those results because the corpus-driven approach to literary texts relies heavily on quantitative data.

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Discourse Analysis in Stylistics and Literature Instruction

Annual Review of Applied Linguistics ◽

10.1017/s0267190500002038 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

pp. 181-195 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mick Short

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

The Other ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Stylistic Analysis ◽

Literature Instruction ◽

Spoken Discourse ◽

Other Hand ◽

Written Texts ◽

Language Study

The termsdiscourse analysisandstylistic analysismean different thing to different people. Most narrowly defined, discourse analysis has only to do with the structure of spoken discourse. Such a definition separates discourse analysis from literany stylistics and pragmatics—the study of how people understand language in context. At the other end of the spectrum, discourse analysis can be carried out on spoken and written texts, and can include matters like textual coherence and cohesion, and the inferencing of meaning by readers or listeners. In this case, it includes pragmatics and much of stylistics within its bounds. Similarly, stylistics can apply just to literary texts or not, and be restricted to the study of style or, on the other hand, include the study of meaning. For the purposes of this review, relatively wide definitions of both areas have been assumed in order to make what follows reasonably comprehensive. The main restriction assumed is that the works discussed will be relevant to the examination of literature in some way. The section on literature instruction will include matters relevant to both native and non-native learners of English, and will also make reference to the integration of literary and language study.

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Interdiscursivity of Biofictional Narration: the Image of Petersburg in M. Bradbury’s “To the Hermitage”

Discourse ◽

10.32603/2412-8562-2021-7-4-119-130 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (4) ◽

pp. 119-130

Author(s):

N. A. Urusova

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

English Language ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Stylistic Analysis ◽

Traditional Methods ◽

Literary Genres ◽

Russian Culture ◽

Key Features ◽

Semantic Game ◽

Text Formation

Introduction. The present paper deals with the interdiscursivity in postmodern literary biographic narration (biofiction) in which interdiscursivity is viewed as the author’s strategy of text formation. The relevance of the study is conditioned by the interest of modern linguistics in interaction of different discourse types in literary texts. It is also relevant to study different techniques that the English author uses to represent an external linguocultural context, namely, to create the image of a Russian city in the English-language narration. The novelty of the research is implied by the choice of material under examination, as the constitutive elements of biofictional narration have not been fully defined yet.Methodology and sources. The study is drawn on M. Bradbury’s English-language postmodern biofictional novel To the Hermitage. This biofiction depicts D. Diderot’s trip to St. Petersburg, where he was invited by Catherine the Great. It also recounts the adventures of a modern expedition, which came to the same destination to study the French philosopher’s heritage. The research of discourse interaction is based on a methodology, developed by V. Chernyavskaya. It combines traditional methods of stylistic analysis with discourse analysis.Results and discussion. While analysing the literary space of the biofiction, the following “central” discourses have been identified: Russian-culture-oriented discourse of English as well as historical, political, and autobiographical discourses. The narration is also rich in traits of “periphery” discourses, to name just a few: economical, literary, colloquial French, etc. M. Bradbury uses the strategy of simulated interdiscursivity to make a persuasive impact on a reader’s mind, at the same time involving the reader in fact-fiction semantic game.Conclusion. The analysis highlighted here proved the fact that interdiscursivity is one of the dominant mechanisms an author uses to construct biofictional narration. This strategy reflects some key features of postmodern texts, such as blending of literary genres, a playful montage of different discourse types and ironic mode of narration.

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Arab women in news headlines during the Arab Spring: Image and perception in Germany

Discourse & Communication ◽

10.1177/1750481317714114 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 11 (5) ◽

pp. 515-538 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zahra Mustafa-Awad ◽

Monika Kirner-Ludwig

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

News Media ◽

Arab Spring ◽

Arab Women ◽

Corpus Linguistic ◽

University Courses ◽

The Arab Spring ◽

Linguistic Approaches ◽

The Relationship ◽

News Headlines

This article reports on the first stage of a research project on German university students’ conceptualization of Arab women and to what extent it is affected by the latters’ representation in the Western press during the Arab Spring. We combined discourse analysis and corpus-linguistic approaches to investigate the relationship between lexical items used by the students to express their attitudes toward Arab women and those featuring in news headlines about them published in British, American, and German news media. Results show that the portrayal of Arab women in Western news headlines has a clear impact on German students’ opinions of them. The findings also show that our participants tend to be aware of this effect, which could be partly due to their familiarity with discourse analysis as students of linguistics. These results have implications for incorporating media education systematically in general university courses.

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A New Method for Continuous Recording of Trunk Postures while Playing Golf

Journal of Applied Biomechanics ◽

10.1123/jab.12.1.116 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 116-129 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

José C. Derksen ◽

Marcel P. van Riel ◽

Chris J. Snijders

Keyword(s):

Pilot Study ◽

Quantitative Data ◽

Biomechanical Study ◽

New Method ◽

Continuous Recording ◽

Trunk Movement ◽

Qualitative And Quantitative ◽

Long Period ◽

Trunk Movements ◽

Spinal Load

In this paper a new method for the registration of trunk movements is presented. With this method, called the Portable Posture Registration Set (PPRS), movements can be recorded continuously over a long period of time. The purpose of this study was to test whether the PPRS can be applied in golf. A pilot study using 4 male golfers demonstrated that qualitative and quantitative data on trunk movements in golf can be collected with the PPRS. The inclination of the trunk proved to be large (40–45°) in all swings tested, resulting in a considerable load on the back. The contribution of torsion to the spinal load was relatively small, especially in the putt, which showed very little movement in the transverse and frontal planes. However, putting accounted for most of the total spinal load in playing a course. Even when playing a round of 18 holes, subjects did not experience any hindrance or discomfort from the sensors or the recorder. This method seems to offer new possibilities in the biomechanical study of trunk movement in golf.

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Reading Discourses of Power and Violence in Emerging Kashmiri Literature in English: The Collaborator and Curfewed Night

Review of Human Rights ◽

10.35994/rhr.v4i1.87 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 30-49

Author(s):

Amrita Ghosh

Keyword(s):

Literary Texts ◽

Bare Life ◽

Literary Works ◽

Conflict Zone ◽

Living Dead ◽

Dead Bodies ◽

The Dead ◽

Forms Of Violence

This essay studies two literary texts on Kashmir, The Collaborator (2011) by Mirza Waheed and Curfewed Night (2010) by Basharat Peer and analyzes the discourses of power, overt forms of violence that the works present. It first contextualizes events from the last three years that have occurred in Kashmir to present forms of violence Kashmiri subjects undergo in the quotidian of life. The essay, thus, argues that the selected literary works represent Kashmir as a unique postcolonial conflict zone that defies an easy terminology to understand the onslaught of violence, and the varied forms of power. As analyzed in the article, one finds a curious merging of biopolitics and necropolitics that constructs the characters as “living dead” within this emergency zone. For this, the theoretical trajectory of the essay is mapped out to show the transition from Foucault and Agamben’s idea of biopolitics to Mbembe’s concept of necropolitics. Thereafter, essay concludes how the two texts illustrate Agamben’s notion of the bare life is not enough to understand subjects living in this unique postcoloniality. The presence of death and the dead bodies go beyond bare life and shows how that bodies become significant signifiers that construct a varied notion of agency.

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Deconstruction of Binary Opposition in Kritikus Adinan Story by Budi Darma

TRANSFORMATIKA JURNAL BAHASA SASTRA DAN PENGAJARANNYA ◽

10.31002/transformatika.v2i1.602 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Iswadi Bahardur

Keyword(s):

Data Analysis ◽

Research Method ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Theoretical Perspective ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Binary Opposition ◽

Literary Works ◽

Data Source ◽

The Subject

Writing this article backed by multi interpretation problems raised by a text, especially literary texts. Multi interpretation is inseparable from the consciousness and unconscious of the subject of the author, as well as the process of reconstruction by the reader. Based on this article this article aims to describe the results of deconstructing binary opposition readings on the story of Kritikus Adinan by Budi Darma. The data source used is the story of Kritikus Adinan. The research method used is descriptive analysis with the theoretical perspective of deconstruction of Jaques Derrida. Based on the findings and data analysis, the results show the following. First, the deconstruction readings of the Kritikus Adinan can not be separated from the word-scoring process as Jaques Derrida puts it in deconstruction theory. Secondly, the reconstruction of Kritkus Adinan’s story leads to unfamiliarity but leads the reader to discover the marginalized texts. Third, based on the results of deconstruction reading in the story of Kritikus Adinan, there is a binary opposition that has been denied and broken by the author by presenting a reversal of fact. Suggestions that can be recommended are many other literary works that are worthy and important to be reviewed by other researchers to uncover the phenomenon of reversing the facts by the author.

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Dimensi Alam Kehidupan dan Manunggaling KawulaGusti dalam Serat Jatimurti

ATAVISME ◽

10.24257/atavisme.v16i2.90.153-167 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 153-167

Author(s):

Andi Asmara

Keyword(s):

Discourse Analysis ◽

Key Words ◽

Human Soul ◽

Literary Works ◽

Pragmatic Theory ◽

Interpretation Method ◽

Natural Life

Artikel ini bertujuan memahami dimensi alam kehidupan dan proses pencapaian manunggaling kawulaGusti menurut Serat Jatimurti. Terpahaminya dimensi alam kehidupan tersebut diharapkan mampu menuntun pelaku mistik kejawen mencapai tujuan mistiknya. Puncak laku mistik orang kejawen adalah manunggaling kawul Gusti. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode analisis wacana dan interprestasi. Teori yang dmanfaatkan ialah teori pragmatik. Teori pragmatik diterapkan karena berkait erat dengan manfaat karya sastra bagi pembaca dan masyarakat. Hasil pengkajian ini adalah terungkapnya berbagai dimensi alam kehidupan dan makna manunggaling kawula Gusti, yaitu menyatunya gesang sejati atau urip sejati dengan Kang Maha Gesang atau Kang Maha Urip, Tuhan Yang Maha Esa. Abstract: The aim of this article is to comprehend the dimension of natural life and the achievement process of manunggaling kawula Gusti ‘the unity of human soul and God’ according to Serat Jatimurti. It is expected that comprehending the natural life dimensions can lead the performer of mystic of kejawen to get his mystical goal. The ultimate mystical goal of the kejawen people is manunggaling kawula Gusti. The data was analyzed by using discourse analysis and interpretation method. The pragmatic theory was applied because it was closely related with the benefit of the literary works for the reader and the society. This study has found various dimensions of natural life and the meaning of manunggaling kawula Gusti, which is the unity of true gesang or true urip ‘life’ with God, Kang Maha Gesang or Kang Maha Urip ‘the eternal’. Key Words: natural life dimension, manunggaling kawulaGusti, Serat Jatimurti

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The potentialities of corpus-based techniques for analyzing literature

Journal of Literature, Language & Culture (COES&RJ-JLLC) ◽

10.25255/2378.3591.2020.1.2.28.43 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 28

Author(s):

Khalid Shakir Hussein

Keyword(s):

Linguistic Analysis ◽

Literary Texts ◽

Basic Question ◽

Literary Language ◽

Corpus Linguistic ◽

As I Lay Dying ◽

Analytical Potential ◽

The Waves ◽

The Way

This paper presents an attempt to explore the analytical potential of five corpus-based techniques: concordances, frequency lists, keyword lists, collocate lists, and dispersion plots. The basic question addressed is related to the contribution that these techniques make to gain more objective and insightful knowledge of the way literary meanings are encoded and of the way the literary language is organized. Three sizable English novels (Joyc's Ulysses, Woolf's The Waves, and Faulkner's As I Lay Dying) are laid to corpus linguistic analysis. It is only by virtue of corpus-based techniques that huge amounts of literary data are analyzable. Otherwise, the data will keep on to be not more than several lines of poetry or short excerpts of narrative. The corpus-based techniques presented throughout this paper contribute more or less to a sort of rigorous interpretation of literary texts far from the intuitive approaches usually utilized in traditional stylistics.

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Lexical priming in humorous satirical newspaper headlines

Humor - International Journal of Humor Research ◽

10.1515/humor-2017-0061 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 31 (4) ◽

pp. 583-602 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Stephen Skalicky

Keyword(s):

Language Use ◽

American English ◽

Low Frequency ◽

Linguistic Features ◽

Lexical Priming ◽

Corpus Linguistic ◽

Linguistic Patterns ◽

Linguistic Methods ◽

Pragmatic Knowledge ◽

Do So

Abstract Satire is a type of discourse commonly employed to mock or criticize a satirical target, typically resulting in humor. Current understandings of satire place strong emphasis on the role that background and pragmatic knowledge play during satire recognition. However, there may also be specific linguistic cues that signal a satirical intent. Researchers using corpus linguistic methods, specifically Lexical Priming, have demonstrated that other types of creative language use, such as irony, puns, and verbal jokes, purposefully deviate from expected language patterns (e.g. collocations). The purpose of this study is to investigate whether humorous satirical headlines also subvert typical linguistic patterns using the theory of Lexical Priming. In order to do so, a corpus of newspaper headlines taken from the satirical American newspaper The Onion are analyzed and compared to a generalized corpus of American English. Results of this analysis suggest satirical headlines exploit linguistic expectations through the use of low-frequency collocations and semantic preferences, but also contain higher discourse and genre level deviations that cannot be captured in the surface level linguistic features of the headlines.

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