Allusions in the Press: An Applied Linguistic Study

Paul Lennon

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2004

Allusions in the Press

An Applied Linguistic Study

Paul Lennon

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110197334

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This corpus-based study of allusions in the British press shows the range of targets journalists allude to - from Shakespeare to TV soaps, from Jane Austen to Hillary Clinton, from hymns to nursery rhymes, proverbs and riddles. It analyzes the linguistic forms allusions take and demonstrates how allusions function meaningfully in discourse. It explores the nature of the background cultural and intertextual knowledge allusions demand of readers and sets out the processing stages involved in understanding an allusion. Allusion is integrated into existing theories of indirect language and linked to idioms, word-play and metaphor.

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Paul Lennon teaches at the University of Bielefeld, Germany.

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Frontmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	i
Table of contents Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. Theories of indirect language comprehension Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
3. Previous work on allusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
4. A newspaper corpus of allusions: Initial analysis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
5. The alluding and target units Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	148
6. The comprehension of allusions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
7. The functions of allusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	266

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 297
Illustrations
- Tables: 36
Keywords: Anspielung; Presse; Englisch; Zeitungssprache

eBook

Published: August 22, 2008
ISBN: 9783110197334

Hardcover

Published: March 25, 2004
ISBN: 9783110179507