Applied Linguistics : Stylistics and Language Teaching/R.S. Sharma. New
Delhi, Atlantic, 2004, viii, 160 p., ISBN 81-7156-266-3.
Applied Linguistics : Stylistics and Language Teaching/R.S. Sharma. New
Delhi, Atlantic, 2004, viii, 160 p., ISBN 81-7156-266-3.
Contents: Preface. I. Stylistics: 1. Anthropomorphism in the language of poetry. 2. Metaphor : analysis and interpretation. 3. Style as artifice. 4. Meaning and grammar in poetry. 5. Language and communication. 6. Number in Hindi and Urdu : Observations on system and context. 7. Technical style : implications of operationalism. Reviews: 8. Geoffrey N. Leech and Michael H. Short, Style in Fiction : A Linguistic Introduction English Fictional Prose. 9. Walter Nash, The Language of Humour : Style and Technique in Comic Discourse. II. Language teaching: 10. The teaching of technical English in the Indian context. 11. Teaching semantic distinctions through literature. 12. Teaching materials in technical English. 13. Dialogue and dialogue teaching. 14. Teaching poetry : a linguistic method. 15. Analyzing a poem : a linguistic-pedagogical approach.
"Applied Linguistics explores in depth some of the most vital areas in stylistics and language teaching: Anthropomorphism in the Language of Poetry style as a weapon or defence mechanism in Style as Artifice; a new approach to technical style in Technical Style: Implication of Operationalism; discourse structure and teaching of English conversation in Dialogue and Dialogue Teaching; a scientific procedure for the teaching of poetry at the university level in Analysing a Poem : A Linguistic Pedagogical Approach and Teaching Poetry: A Linguistic Method.
Nearly all the articles are analytical and thought-provoking; the author has avoided repeating familiar views and ideas and has sought to break new ground." (jacket)