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Language is fascinating. When I was a student, I preferred the linguistics courses over the literature and history/society courses. I did not dislike those courses, I was just more interested in language... so much that I am now an Associate Professor of linguistics. My main areas are cognitive linguistics and corpus linguistics - and recently I am getting into stylistics and cognitive poetics - so I am more of a functionalist. I am actually not a big fan of Generative Grammar and all that Chomskian stuff.

Well, if you guys are into language and literature, there's always stylistics. Being the linguistic study of literature, stylistics is the ultimate compromise ;-)

In fact, this is another book that I read last year:


And here is yet another one:

Dobbie03 wrote: I'm currently reading The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien

Time Signature wrote: I read that one ages ago. It's, shall we say, epic.

bartosso wrote: Time Signature wrote: I read that one ages ago. It's, shall we say, epic. Trying to read Silmarillion reminded me why I couldn't get through the Bible... just kidding, although I really couldn't get through the Bible.

I had more trouble reading LOTR to be honest.  So far it has been an enjoyable read.

Time Signature wrote: Well, if you guys are into language and literature, there's always stylistics. Being the linguistic study of literature, stylistics is the ultimate compromise ;-)

ColdReverie wrote: Time Signature wrote: Well, if you guys are into language and literature, there's always stylistics. Being the linguistic study of literature, stylistics is the ultimate compromise ;-) Thanks for reminding me this exists. When we covered stylistics and corpus linguistics in class, I remember thinking it might be interesting to use more of this in my future essays and whatnot.

As it happens, corpus linguistics is my preferred empirical methodology. In fact, there's even something called corpus stylistics.

Here's a book I read last summer, since a Japanese colleague and I are doing research into constructions and register:

bartosso wrote: Most books I've read recently are on translation studies...

I assume you've read Vinay & Darbelnet, Newmark, Baker, Catford, Nida and all those grand old translation scholars? Although translation is not my area of reseach, I teach Translation Theory every year as well as some more basic translation courses.

Also, those of you with an academic interest in metal might be interested in the Metal Music Studies journal: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-Journal,id=236/ The inaugural issue is freely available to read. I've read a couple of articles in it so far. It's technically not a book, but still...


Edited by Time Signature - 24 Jan 2015 at 4:09pm

Time Signature wrote: bartosso wrote: Most books I've read recently are on translation studies... I assume you've read Vinay & Darbelnet, Newmark, Baker, Catford, Nida and all those grand old translation scholars? Although translation is not my area of reseach, I teach Translation Theory every year as well as some more basic translation courses.

Edited by bartosso - 25 Jan 2015 at 2:16pm

^ I've submitted my thesis, now I have to defend it and it's over. I can leave the country. As for linguistics, I'm glad that we both agree about the Chomkskyan generative grammar  I mean, if a linguistics expert like yourself feels this way about it, I feel my aversion is more than justified. 

^ Thank you, Kim! By they way, if you need a french translation major from err... Poland... at your uni, let me know