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

Mullins, Cecily J
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968

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2013, BA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of English.
Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist Cecily J Mullins Abstract Emma 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.
Elizabeth Howard, Dr. (Advisor)
Vera Camden, Dr. (Committee Member)
Radd Ehrman, Dr. (Committee Member)
Sara Newman, Dr. (Committee Member)
79 p.
British and Irish Literature; Linguistics; Literature
Jane Austen; corpus linguistics; Emma; negation; digital humanities

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  • Mullins, C. J. (2013). Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist [Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mullins, Cecily. Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist. 2013. Kent State University, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mullins, Cecily. "Negation in Emma: Austen's Inversion of the Role of the Antagonist." Undergraduate thesis, Kent State University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ksuhonors1375362968

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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