This article argues that corpus stylistics should be integrated with other stylistic methods and analytical frameworks to provide a more complete explanation of stylistic effects in texts. The author suggests this integrated approach is needed because (1) it is analytically necessary to fully explain stylistic effects, and (2) integrating corpus methods with other tools distinguishes corpus stylistics from corpus linguistics. Examples from Mark Haddon's novel and the TV show Deadwood are used to support relying on a combination of corpus stylistic techniques and other methods of analysis.
This article argues that corpus stylistics should be integrated with other stylistic methods and analytical frameworks to provide a more complete explanation of stylistic effects in texts. The author suggests this integrated approach is needed because (1) it is analytically necessary to fully explain stylistic effects, and (2) integrating corpus methods with other tools distinguishes corpus stylistics from corpus linguistics. Examples from Mark Haddon's novel and the TV show Deadwood are used to support relying on a combination of corpus stylistic techniques and other methods of analysis.
This article argues that corpus stylistics should be integrated with other stylistic methods and analytical frameworks to provide a more complete explanation of stylistic effects in texts. The author suggests this integrated approach is needed because (1) it is analytically necessary to fully explain stylistic effects, and (2) integrating corpus methods with other tools distinguishes corpus stylistics from corpus linguistics. Examples from Mark Haddon's novel and the TV show Deadwood are used to support relying on a combination of corpus stylistic techniques and other methods of analysis.
Dan McIntyre. Towards an integrated corpus stylistics. - “Topics in Linguistics”, 2015 – р.7
Towards an integrated corpus stylistics
DOWNLOAD PDF This article argues in favour of an integrated corpus stylistics; that is, an approach to corpus stylistics that integrates it with other stylistic methods and analytical frameworks. I suggest that this approach is needed for two main reasons: (i) it is analytically necessary in order to fully explain stylistic effects in texts, and (ii) integrating corpus methods with other stylistic tools is what will distinguish corpus stylistics from corpus linguistics. My argument is supported by reference to examples from Mark Haddon’s no vel The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and the HBO TV series Deadwood. Both these examples rely for their explanation on a combination of corpus stylistic analytical techniques and other stylistic methods of analysis.