Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature
eBook - ePub

Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature

Stylistic Explorations

  1. 270 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature

Stylistic Explorations

Book details
Table of contents
Citations

About This Book

Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature surveys a large number of fictional languages, those created as part of a literary world, to present a multifaceted account of the literary phenomenon of glossopoesis (language invention). Consisting of a few untranslated sentences, exotic names, or even fully-fledged languages with detailed grammar and vocabulary, fictional languages have been a common element of English-language fiction since Thomas More's Utopia (1516).

Different notions of the functions of such fictional languages in narrative have been proposed: as rooted in phonaesthetics and contextual features, or as being used for characterisation and construction of alterity. Framed within stylistics and informed by narrative theory, literary theory, literary pragmatics, and semiotics, this study combines previous typologies into a new 5-part reading model comprising unique analytical approaches tailored to science fiction's specific discourse and style, exploring the relationship between glossopoesis, world-building, storytelling, interpretation, and rhetoric, both in prose and paratexts.

Frequently asked questions

Simply head over to the account section in settings and click on “Cancel Subscription” - it’s as simple as that. After you cancel, your membership will stay active for the remainder of the time you’ve paid for. Learn more here.
At the moment all of our mobile-responsive ePub books are available to download via the app. Most of our PDFs are also available to download and we're working on making the final remaining ones downloadable now. Learn more here.
Both plans give you full access to the library and all of Perlego’s features. The only differences are the price and subscription period: With the annual plan you’ll save around 30% compared to 12 months on the monthly plan.
We are an online textbook subscription service, where you can get access to an entire online library for less than the price of a single book per month. With over 1 million books across 1000+ topics, we’ve got you covered! Learn more here.
Look out for the read-aloud symbol on your next book to see if you can listen to it. The read-aloud tool reads text aloud for you, highlighting the text as it is being read. You can pause it, speed it up and slow it down. Learn more here.
Yes, you can access Fictional Languages in Science Fiction Literature by Israel A. C. Noletto in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Literature & Literary Criticism in Science Fiction. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2024
ISBN
9781040024577
Edition
1
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
Literary Criticism in Science Fiction
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-Title Page
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Texts
  8. Figures
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. 1 Fictional languages as stylistic and narrative devices
  11. 2 A speculative function: Philosophical languages
  12. 3 A rhetorical function: Dialectal extrapolations
  13. 4 A descriptive functionWorld-building languages
  14. 5 A diegetic function: Superlanguages and antilanguages
  15. 6 A paratextual function: Different textualities
  16. 7 Multifunctional readings
  17. References
  18. Index