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Download full textRiccobono, Rossella – Edinburgh Working Papers in Applied Linguistics, 1996
This article analyzes the function of deixis in the poetry of the 20th century Italian, Eugenio Montale, in particular, his "In limine." The main objective is to show how deixis is involved in the dynamic relationship between text and reader. A constant problem in Montale's texts is that of a disharmony felt by the poetic voice with the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Rhythm, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
Grant-Davie, Keith A. – 1984
Focusing on the ways in which skilled readers detect ironic subtexts in nonfiction prose, a study examined strategies used by readers to infer writers' aims in ironic discourse and compared these strategies with those revealed by other recent reading process studies. Subjects, six graduate students and five college freshmen, were asked to read…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Higher Education, Irony, Literary Styles
Crismore, Avon – 1985
All language use, including written school language, is rhetorical and communicative, and both composing and reading textbooks are rhetorical situations that include interactions and transactions. One issue concerning text characteristics is whether the diverse parts that authors play influence how students learn from their books and respond to…
Descriptors: Authors, Instructional Materials, Language Styles, Literary Criticism
