Table of contents
Acknowledgmentsv
List of figuresix
List of appendicesxiii
1. Introduction: the purpose and design of this study1
2. Stylistics in relation to linguistics and semiotics5
3. The semiotics of the drama13
4. Approaching the drama of O'Neill through semiotic stylistics25
5. Establishing a controlled semiotics for the dramatic microcorpus33
6. A representative segment analysis: Anna Christie I.vi41
7. Concluding discussion of Desire Under the Elms67
8. Concluding discussion of Long Day's Journey into Night75
9. Conclusion: summary of findings at the level of the microcorpus79
Appendices111
Notes143
Bibliography153
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