Routledge Research in Language and Communication
Multimodality, Poetry and Poetics
1st Edition
By Richard Andrews
August 14, 2020
This groundbreaking work takes multimodality studies in a new direction by applying multimodal approaches to the study of poetry and poetics. The book examines poetry’s visual and formal dimensions, applying framing theory to such case studies as Aristotle’s Poetics and Robert Lowell’s "The ...
The Language of Money: Proverbs and Practices
1st Edition
By Annabelle Mooney
August 14, 2020
Through a detailed examination of proverbs related to money, this book offers a comprehensive critique of the prevailing everyday ideologies and discourses on money and paves the way toward establishing a new set of proverbs more conducive to financial equality and human well-being. The volume ...
The Pragmatics of Text Messaging: Making Meaning in Messages
1st Edition
By Michelle A. McSweeney
August 14, 2020
This book provides a comprehensive linguistic exploration of textism use by bilingual young adults, illustrating the function of alternative and creative linguistic features and their role in conveying tone through text. Drawing on a corpus of nearly 45,000 text messages donated by bilingual young ...