Roger Fowler
Encyclopedia
Roger Fowler is a world-renowned and long-serving British
Linguist and professor
of English
and Linguistics
at the University of East Anglia
. He is well-known for his works in stylistics
. Together with Bob Hodge, Gunther Kress
and Tony Trew
, he authored the influential book Language and Control, which gave rise to the discipline of critical linguistics. He was educated at University College, London.
British people
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Linguist and professor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
of English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
and Linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at the University of East Anglia
University of East Anglia
The University of East Anglia is a public research university based in Norwich, United Kingdom. It was established in 1963, and is a founder-member of the 1994 Group of research-intensive universities.-History:...
. He is well-known for his works in stylistics
Stylistics (linguistics)
Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from a linguistic perspective. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics, but has no autonomous domain of its own...
. Together with Bob Hodge, Gunther Kress
Gunther Kress
Gunther Kress is Professor of Semiotics and Education in the Department of Learning, Curriculum & Communication at the Institute of Education of the University of London.-External links:**...
and Tony Trew
Tony Trew
Tony Trew is a South African politician and discourse analyst. He was one of the editors of the seminal book Language and control , which helped establish critical linguistics as an academic field.He obtained a BA in Political Theory from the University of Witwatersrand in 1962...
, he authored the influential book Language and Control, which gave rise to the discipline of critical linguistics. He was educated at University College, London.
His Works
- Dictionary Of Modern Critical Terms
- Linguistic Criticism
- The Routledge Dictionary Of Literary Terms (by Peter Childs and Roger Fowler)
- Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms
- Linguistics And The Novel
- The Language of George Orwell (Language of Literature)