Fwd:: Fiction and / Fiction about Grammar (UNCLASSIFIED)

Herb Stahlke hfwstahlke at GMAIL.COM
Mon Sep 21 20:44:50 UTC 2009


Walter E. Meyers' Aliens and Linguists: Language Study and Science
Fiction (UofGeorgiaPress 1980) is useful.  Samuel Delaney has been one
of the more thoughtful scifi writers who use linguistic concepts in
their work.

Herb

On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 4:34 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC
<Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:
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> The blog "Tensor, said the Tenser" has some links to linguistics in
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>>  From another list:
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>> >A colleague of mine {Mr. Rovira's] is looking for recommendations
>> >for 20thC novels
>> >that incorporate conscious attention to grammar and/or linguistics as
>> >a plot device, character trait, etc.  Recommendations for any
>> >criticism that pays attention to grammar in novels, or takes
>> >linguistic approaches to novels, would also be appreciated.
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>> >You can email replies off-list to jamesrovira at gmail.com.  Thanks
> much.
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>> Joel
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