What is Poetry? Language and Memory in the Poems of the World by NigelFabb Hardcover, 228 Pages, Published 2015 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-107-00185-5, ISBN: 1-107-00185-4
"Poetry, defined as language divided into lines, is found in most known human cultures. This masterful survey of poetry and its constituent components demonstrates the functions performed by metre, rhyme, alliteration and parallelism, arguing that each line of a poem fits as a whole unit into the limited capacity of human working memory. Using examples from around the world, Fabb surveys the wide varieties of poetry and the ways they are ..."
Linguistics and Literature(1st Edition) by NigelFabb Paperback, 316 Pages, Published 1997 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-0-631-19243-5, ISBN: 0-631-19243-3
"Linguistics and Literature is the first book to offer an overview of how linguistic theory can be applied to the oral and written literatures of the world Linguistics and Literature is the first book to offer an overview of how linguistic ..."
"The first book that literature students should read, this guide reveals the distinct set of skills, conventions and methods of essay and dissertation writing. Taking students through the various stages of writing, from planning to final submission, it offers specific guidelines and a lively, detailed commentary on actual examples of student work at each stage."
"Many of the great works of world literature are composed in metrical verse, that is, in lines which are measured and patterned. Meter in Poetry: A New Theory is the first book to present a single simple account of all known types of metrical verse, which is illustrated with detailed analyses of poems in many languages, including English, Spanish, Italian, French, classical Greek and Latin, Sanskrit, classical Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese ..."
"Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for further reading, cover: techniques and problem-solving language variation attributing meaning poetic uses of language narrative media texts. This third edition has been redes ..."
"In this activity, you may have found it quite difficult to find features which
unambiguously characterise a particular ... We have already mentioned that
eighteenth-century texts which mixed genres were partly responsible for a shift in
... Eliot's The Waste Land (1922),'1 Gertrude Stein's Four in America (1947),
Flann O'Brien's At Swim-Two-Birds (1939), etc. ... A version of the second
technique is pastiche."
"This practical guide takes account of the two recent developments in literary studies: firstly, that the demands of longer coursework, portfolios and projects require new and specialised writing techniques and skills; and secondly, that ..."
Sentence Structure(1st Edition) (Language Workbooks) by NigelFabb Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 1994 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-08569-4, ISBN: 0-415-08569-1
"In Sentence Structure, Nigel Fabb outlines the main aspects of English sentence structure.Sentence Structure: is based on a problem-solving approach to language can be used as an introduction to English grammar and/or to the theory of syntax teaches a simple method for confident and accurate sentence analysis contains over eighty practical exercises includes sample sentences from four Asian and African languages to provide a basis for ..."
"Over the last two decades significant debates have taken place concerning the nature and purpose of English studies. There is a growing need for materials which can help translate the emerging theoretical and analytic insights into practical methods of study. Ways of Reading offers an indispensible compendium of critical and analytic strategies to enrich the activity of reading across a range of different genres and periods, and on tex ..."
"The Linguistics of Writing: Arguments Between Language and Literature"
Sentence Structure(2nd Edition) (Language Workbooks) by NigelFabb Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-34182-0, ISBN: 0-415-34182-5
"Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using 'hands-on' language analysis, equipping them with the basic analytical skills needed to handle a wide range of data. Written in a clear and simple ..."
Language and Literary Structure(1st Edition) The Linguistic Analysis of Form in Verse and Narrative by NigelFabb Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2002 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-0-521-79698-9, ISBN: 0-521-79698-9
"How does a literary text get to have literary form, and what is the relation between literary form and linguistic form? This theoretical study of linguistic structure in literature focuses on verse and narrative from a linguistic perspective. Nigel Fabb provides a simple and realistic linguistic explanation of poetic form in English from 1500–1900, drawing on the English and American verse and oral narrative tradition, as well as contem ..."
"A Guide for English Literature Students Alan Durant, Nigel Fabb. general
encyclopedias like Encyclopedia Britannica, again available either in multi-
volume book form, online or on DVD-ROM. Even if, for example, you wish to
know about what ... There might for example be an editor, compiler or translator.
3. The full title – and subtitle – of the work. Put a colon between the title and the
subtitle, even if there isn't one in the ori ..."
Meter in Poetry A New Theory by NigelFabb, Morris Halle 298 Pages, Published 2008 by Cambridge University Press ISBN-13: 978-1-139-47467-2, ISBN: 1-139-47467-7
"Many of the great works of world literature are composed in metrical verse, that is, in lines which are measured and patterned."
"Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for further reading, cover: techniques and problem-solving language variation attributing meaning poetic uses of language narrative media texts. This third edition has been redes ..."
"Ways of Reading is a well-established core textbook that provides the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts.Six sections, split into self-contained units with their own activities and notes for further reading, cover: techniques and problem-solving language variation attributing meaning poetic uses of language narrative media texts. This third ..."
Language Workbooks Ser. Sentence Structure by NigelFabb 144 Pages, Published 2005 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-134-88553-4, ISBN: 1-134-88553-9
"MALAY A (1) (2) (3) B (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) (2) (3) (6) (7) Simple transitive
sentence ikan ini telah makan ayam itu anjing ini telah membunuh ayam itu
anjing ini telah makan ayam itu Questions budak-budak kecil itu telah makan
ikan besar ..."
Language and Literary Structure the Linguistic Analysis of Form in Verse and Narrative by NigelFabb 230 Pages, Published 2002 ISBN-13: 978-1-280-43296-5, ISBN: 1-280-43296-9
"In recent years literary theory has paid relatively little attention to form; this book argues that form is interesting."
"Advanced Reading Skills for Students of English Literature Martin Montgomery,
Alan Durant, Nigel Fabb, Sarah Mills. Preface. This is a revised and expanded
version of what we believe has been a valuable and usable textbook for students
of ... Preparing the second edition of Ways of Reading provided us with a
welcome opportunity to reflect upon the origins of the ... The convergence of
these traditions in this book lies behind its e ..."
Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics Ser. Linguistics and Literature : Language in the Verbal Arts of the World No. 12 by NigelFabb Hardcover, 320 Pages, Published 1997 by Wiley-Blackwell ISBN-13: 978-0-631-19242-8, ISBN: 0-631-19242-5
"... Helen Reid-Thomas, Alan JK Sanders, Ronald P. Schaefer, Russell G. Schuh,
... Andrew Spencer, Alan Thomas, Bertil Tikkanen, Maura Velazquez-Castillo, ..."