STYLISTICS: A CRITICAL APPROACH TO COMPREHEND LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
Chandu Ganta
Lecturer in English, Vikas Degree College, Nidadavole, Andhra Pradesh, India
Abstract
Language must be considered a social phenomenon, a structured system that can be viewed synchronically ( as it exists at any particular time) and diachronically (as it changes over time) - Ferdinand de Saussure. As we all know, language is an essential and preeminent tool for human communication; with the aid of language, knowledge is transferred, meaning is created and comprehended, and the scientific enhancement of society. It is true not only for speech but also in writing, and both are the most potential language uses. After the 1960s, literary critics accused and targeted linguists of being too dry when analysing a piece of writing. Moreover, linguists have accused literary scholars of being too subjective and imaginative. In order to bridge the differences or gaps between the two, stylistics, a branch of applied linguistics, functions to analyse the use of language in literary texts. The object of this paper is to create exposure and explore the link between language and its most creative use, that is, literature. Through this attempt, the researcher aims to show the characteristics of language and creative uses under which these forms are put to visualise the human senses and make a piece of literature alive (whatever the genre is).
Keywords: linguistics, stylistics, speech, writing, language
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EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR)
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Published on : 2024-04-16
Vol | : | 10 |
Issue | : | 4 |
Month | : | April |
Year | : | 2024 |