Language and Style: Analyzing How Literary and Non-Literary Texts Make Meaning

0.5 credits · Undergraduate

An introduction to the methods of stylistics, including linguistic approaches to literary analysis, foregrounding and deviation, applications of stylistics to non-literary texts (journalism, speeches, advertising, etc.), and computer-based methods (corpus stylistics). Students develop practical skills in applying linguistic tools to a wide range of texts. Prerequisite: 4.0 university credits or permission of instructor. Recommended: 1.0 ENGL or LING credit at the 1000 level.