Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist

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Main Author:	Mullins, Cecily J.
Language:	English
Published:	Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK 2013
Subjects:	Literature Linguistics British and Irish Literature Jane Austen corpus linguistics Emma negation digital humanities
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ksuhonors13753629682021-08-03T06:18:55Z Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist Mullins, Cecily J. Literature Linguistics British and Irish Literature Jane Austen corpus linguistics Emma negation digital humanities Negation in Emma:Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist Cecily J MullinsAbstractEmma is distinct among Jane Austen's cannon for both literary and linguistic reasons. The first portion of this thesis is a literary critical analysis of Austen's characters with particular attention to how Emma departs from Austen's normal formulas for characters. Following this discussion, I have used corpus linguistic software to identify and count the negative morphemes in Austen's completed novels. This process allows for an analysis of the diction, style, structure, and free indirect discourse in Jane Austen's opus. It also uncovers stylistic patterns so that divergences from those patterns emerge. Changes in diction and style may then be placed into quantifiable terms. Having demonstrated the significant divergence from Austen's normal style that occurs in the novel Emma, I then discuss the effect of this change and hypothesize that it creates an atmosphere of anxiety and discomfort for the readers signaling Austen's inversion of the roles of her characters in Emma. 2013-08-08 English text Kent State University Honors College / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist

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