Publications

Publication details [#46781]

Lennon, Paul. 2004. Allusions in the Press. An Applied Linguistic Study. De Gruyter. XIV+297 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

allusion | applied linguistics | intertextuality | knowledge | press

Language as a subject

English, British

Annotation

This corpus-based research on allusions in the British press explores the linguistic forms that the range of allusions take, their meaningful discursive function, and the nature of readers' required background to understand involved cultural and intertextual knowledge.