Metaphors of Change in the Language of Nineteenth-Century Fiction

Auteur: Stitt, Megan Perigoe (Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal)
Editeur: Oxford University Press
During the 19th century, the study of language shared with geology certain metaphors to describe theories of change. This book looks at three authors whose handling of language and dialect speech demonstrates different angles of approach, and puts fiction into dialogue with science.

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During the 19th century, the study of language shared with geology certain metaphors to describe theories of change. This book looks at three authors whose handling of language and dialect speech demonstrates different angles of approach, and puts fiction into dialogue with science.
ISBN / EAN 9780198184423
Auteur Stitt, Megan Perigoe (Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Postdoctoral Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal)
Editeur Oxford University Press