Fiction is a social phenomenon. It is a subject of wide interest in sociolinguistics and sociology, as well as the more obvious literary and cultural studies. It is of importance in education policymaking through the actual selection of teaching materials, as well as being a product of social practices. In this work, the author shows how fiction works in the constitution and reproduction of social life. The book does not reduce fiction to a functional support for ideology, but considers that the greatest interest in fiction is as a source of pleasure. It discusses both "high" and "low" fiction, combining discussion of social context with language analysis. Examples are taken from children's tales, romance, horror and science fiction in the text's language analysis.
- ISBN10 0582085225
- ISBN13 9780582085220
- Publish Date 19 May 1995
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 May 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Pearson Education Limited
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 248
- Language English