Hectic, Hippic and Hygienic: Adjectives in Victorian Fiction

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  • Author : Chris Kunze
  • Release Date : 2009
  • Publisher : Peter Lang
  • Genre : English fiction
  • Pages : 304
  • ISBN 13 : 9783631585122
  • File Size : 64,64 MB
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Hectic, Hippic and Hygienic: Adjectives in Victorian Fiction by Chris Kunze PDF Summary

Book Description: This linguistic study is an attempt at investigating the use of adjectives in Victorian fiction. The focus of the investigation is on semantic peculiarities of this particular word class so as to provide insights into the use of different lexical fields in three problem-oriented novels dealing with unexpected or unconventional aspects of nineteenth-century Britain, these being The Time Machine by Herbert George Wells, The Lifted Veil by George Eliot and My Lady's Money by Wilkie Collins. The study aims to show that adjectival descriptions as reflected in the use of semantic domains may be indicative of contemporary concerns, thereby providing revealing insights into the values of Victorian society. As carriers of socio-cultural values and means of authorial comment, adjectives may assume the function of keywords and acquire ideological connotations against the background of the Victorian era. In an interdisciplinary approach combining linguistics, cultural studies and literary studies, the analysis highlights that the identification of such key lexemes in terms of a semantic analysis may pave the way for a deeper understanding of a literary work in its socio-cultural context.

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