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Professor Paul Simpson

Contact

P.Simpson@liverpool.ac.uk

+44 (0)151 794 9986 Ext. 9986

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Irony and Its Consequences in the Public Sphere (Chapter - 2023)
  2. Style, Rhetoric and Creativity in Language (Book - 2019)
  3. Regina v John Terry: The discursive construction of an alleged racist event (Journal article - 2015)
  4. Just What is Narrative Urgency? (Journal article - 2014)
  5. Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students (Book - 2014)
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2023

Irony and Its Consequences in the Public Sphere

Simpson, P. (2023). Irony and Its Consequences in the Public Sphere. In R. W. Gibbs, & H. Colston (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Irony and Thought (pp. 112-128). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108974004.010

DOI
10.1017/9781108974004.010
Chapter

2020

Satirical humour and cultural context: With a note on the curious case of father todd unctuous

Simpson, P. (2020). Satirical humour and cultural context: With a note on the curious case of father todd unctuous. In The Language and Literature Reader (pp. 187-197).

Chapter

2019

Foreword

Simpson, P. (2019). Foreword. Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108641692.001

DOI
10.1017/9781108641692.001
Book

Style, Rhetoric and Creativity in Language

Simpson, P. W. (Ed.) (2019). Style, Rhetoric and Creativity in Language. Amsterdam and New York: John Benjamins.

Book

Introduction

Simpson, P., & Carter, R. (2019). Introduction. In Linguistic Approaches to Literature (pp. 1-7). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/lal.34.01sim

DOI
10.1075/lal.34.01sim
Chapter

Introduction

Simpson, P., & Carter, R. (2019). Introduction. In Style, Rhetoric and Creativity in Language (Vol. 34, pp. 1-7). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/lal.34.01sim

DOI
10.1075/lal.34.01sim
Chapter

“Americans don’t do irony”: Cross-cultural perspectives on the pragmatics of irony

Simpson, P. (2019). “Americans don’t do irony”: Cross-cultural perspectives on the pragmatics of irony. In P. Simpson (Ed.), Style, Rhetoric and Creativity in Language (pp. 171-192). Amsterdam and New York: John Benjamins. doi:10.1075/lal.34.12sim

DOI
10.1075/lal.34.12sim
Chapter

2018

Language and power: A resource book for students

Simpson, P., Mayr, A., & Statham, S. (n.d.). Language and Power. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780429468896

DOI
10.4324/9780429468896
Book

2017

Review of 'Cognitive Linguistics and Humor Research', edited by Geert Brône, Kurt Feyaerts and Tony Veale.

Simpson, P. (2017). Cognitive Linguistics and Humor Research. COGNITIVE LINGUISTICS, 28(4), 807-813. doi:10.1515/cog-2017-0022

DOI
10.1515/cog-2017-0022
Book Review

2016

Language, Text and Context

Toolan, M. (Ed.) (n.d.). Language, Text and Context. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315402383

DOI
10.4324/9781315402383
Chapter

2015

2014

Action and Event

Simpson, P. W., & Canning, P. (2014). Action and Event. In P. Stockwell, & S. Whiteley (Eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Stylistics (pp. 281-299). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/CBO9781139237031.022

DOI
10.1017/CBO9781139237031.022
Chapter

Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students

Simpson, P. (2014). Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students (2nd Edition ed.).

Book

2012

Twenty years of <i>Language and Literature</i>: A reflection

Simpson, P. (2012). Twenty years of <i>Language and Literature</i>: A reflection. LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, 21(1), 12-17. doi:10.1177/0963947011432057

DOI
10.1177/0963947011432057
Journal article

Chicken and Egg Stylistics: From Lexical Semantics to Conceptual Integration Theory

Canning, P., & Simpson, P. (2012). Chicken and Egg Stylistics: From Lexical Semantics to Conceptual Integration Theory. In Pedagogical Stylistics: Current Trends in Language, Literature and ELT (pp. 24-44).

Chapter

“A Stylistic Analysis of Modern Irish Poetry”.

Simpson, P. (2012). “A Stylistic Analysis of Modern Irish Poetry”.. In F. Brearton, & A. Gillis (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Modern Irish Poetry (pp. 366-370). Oxford.

Chapter

2011

"That's not ironic, that's just stupid" Towards an eclectic account of the discourse of irony

Simpson, P. (2011). "That's not ironic, that's just stupid" Towards an eclectic account of the discourse of irony. In PRAGMATICS OF HUMOUR ACROSS DISCOURSE DOMAINS (Vol. 210, pp. 33-50). Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Chapter

2010

Ideology and Language

Simpson, P. (2010). Ideology and Language. In The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Language Sciences (pp. 371-373). New York: Cambridge University Press.

Chapter

Verbal Humor

Simpson, P. (2010). Verbal Humor. In P. C. Hogan (Ed.), The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Language Sciences (pp. 897-899). Cambridge University Press.

Chapter

Point of View

Simpson, P. (2010). Point of View. In D. McIntyre, & B. Busse (Eds.), Language and Style (pp. 293-310). Palgrave Macmillan.

Chapter

2009

Language and Power

Simpson, P. (n.d.). Language and Power. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203867709

DOI
10.4324/9780203867709
Book

Discourse Analysis and Literature

Simpson, P. (2009). Discourse Analysis and Literature. In J. Mey (Ed.), Concise Encyclopedia of Pragmatics (pp. 236-242). Elsevier.

Chapter

2008

American Sentences: Terms, Topics, and Techniques in Stylistic Analysis

Simpson, P., & Hardy, D. E. (2007). American Sentences: Terms, Topics, and Techniques in Stylistic Analysis. In Unknown Book (pp. 113-131). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9780470694107.ch6

DOI
10.1002/9780470694107.ch6
Chapter

2007

From Ritual to Art: The Aesthetics and Cultural Relevance of Igbo Satire

Simpson, P. (2007). From Ritual to Art: The Aesthetics and Cultural Relevance of Igbo Satire. Journal of Linguistic Anthropology, 17(1), 154-156.

Book Review

2006

Literature and Stylistics for Language Learners

Watson, G., & Zyngier, S. (Eds.) (2007). Literature and Stylistics for Language Learners. In . Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9780230624856

DOI
10.1057/9780230624856
Chapter

Humor: Stylistic Approaches

Simpson, P. (2006). Humor: Stylistic Approaches. In Encyclopedia of Language &amp; Linguistics (pp. 426-429). Elsevier. doi:10.1016/b0-08-044854-2/00515-0

DOI
10.1016/b0-08-044854-2/00515-0
Chapter

2005

Modality and Narrative

Simpson, P. (2005). Modality and Narrative. In H. Herman, M. Jahn, & M. L. Ryan (Eds.), Routledge Encyclopedia of Narrative Theory (pp. 313-315). Routledge.

Chapter

2004

Editorial

Simpson, P. (2004). Editorial. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 13(1), 5-7. doi:10.1177/0963947004041816

DOI
10.1177/0963947004041816
Journal article

Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students

Simpson, P. (2004). Stylistics: A Resource Book for Students (1st edition ed.). Routledge.

Book

2003

Editors' preface

Carter, R., & Simpson, P. (2003). Editors' preface. doi:10.4324/9780203108789

DOI
10.4324/9780203108789
Chapter

Language, Discourse and Literature

Carter, R., & Simpson, P. (Eds.) (n.d.). Language, Discourse and Literature. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203108789

DOI
10.4324/9780203108789
Chapter

Language, Ideology and Point of View

Simpson, P. (n.d.). Language, Ideology and Point of View. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9780203136867

DOI
10.4324/9780203136867
Book

Politeness phenomena in Ionesco's The Lesson

Simpson, P. (2003). Politeness phenomena in Ionesco's The Lesson. In Language, Discourse and Literature: An Introductory Reader in Discourse Stylistics (pp. 169-190). doi:10.4324/9780203108789

DOI
10.4324/9780203108789
Chapter

Language and Power

Fowler, R., & Simpson, P. (2003). Language and Power. In W. Frawley (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of Linguistics (pp. 30548-30551.). Oxford.

Chapter

On the Discourse of Satire: Towards a Stylistic Model of Satirical Humor

Simpson, P. (2003). On the Discourse of Satire: Towards a stylistic model of satirical humour (Vol. 2).

Book

2002

7. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND STYLISTICS

Simpson, P., & Hall, G. (2002). 7. DISCOURSE ANALYSIS AND STYLISTICS. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 22, 136-149. doi:10.1017/s0267190502000077

DOI
10.1017/s0267190502000077
Journal article

Odd Talk: Studying Discourses of Incongruity

Simpson, P. (2002). Odd Talk: Studying Discourses of Incongruity. In J. Culpeper, M. Short, & P. Verdonk (Eds.), Exploring the Language of Drama: From Text to Context (pp. 34-53). Routledge.

Chapter

2001

'Reason' and 'tickle' as pragmatic constructs in the discourse of advertising

Simpson, P. (2001). 'Reason' and 'tickle' as pragmatic constructs in the discourse of advertising. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 33(4), 589-607. doi:10.1016/S0378-2166(00)00004-7

DOI
10.1016/S0378-2166(00)00004-7
Journal article

'Deciphering Otter Prints’: Language, Form and Memory in the Poetry of Michael Longley.

Simpson, P. (2001). 'Deciphering Otter Prints’: Language, Form and Memory in the Poetry of Michael Longley.. The Honest Ulsterman.

Journal article

2000

Satirical Humour and Cultural Context; with a Note on the Curious Case of Father Todd Unctuous

Simpson, P. (2000). Satirical Humour and Cultural Context; with a Note on the Curious Case of Father Todd Unctuous. In A. Bex, M. Burke, & P. Stockwell (Eds.), Contextualized Stylistics In Honour of Peter Verdonk (pp. 243-266). Rodopi.

Chapter

1999

Language, culture and identity: With (another) look at accents in pop and rock singing

SIMPSON, P. (1999). Language, culture and identity: With (another) look at accents in pop and rock singing. Multilingua - Journal of Cross-Cultural and Interlanguage Communication, 18(4), 343-368. doi:10.1515/mult.1999.18.4.343

DOI
10.1515/mult.1999.18.4.343
Journal article

Pedagogical stylistics and literary evaluation

Simpson, P. (1999). Pedagogical stylistics and literary evaluation. Journal of Literary Studies, 15(3-4), 510-528. doi:10.1080/02564719908530242

DOI
10.1080/02564719908530242
Journal article

1998

Stylistics, criticism and mythrepresentation again: squaring the circle with Ray Mackay's subjective solution for all problems

Short, M., Freeman, D. C., van Peer, W., & Simpson, P. (1998). Stylistics, criticism and mythrepresentation again: squaring the circle with Ray Mackay's subjective solution for all problems. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 7(1), 39-50. doi:10.1177/096394709800700103

DOI
10.1177/096394709800700103
Journal article

1997

A quadrant model for the study of speech and thought presentation

Simpson, P. (1997). A quadrant model for the study of speech and thought presentation. Journal of Literary Semantics, 26(3).

Journal article

<u>NOTES AND DISCUSSION</u>

<u>NOTES AND DISCUSSION</u> (1997). jlse, 26(3), 211-228. doi:10.1515/jlse.1997.26.3.211

DOI
10.1515/jlse.1997.26.3.211
Journal article

Language Through Literature An Introduction

Simpson, P. (1997). Language Through Literature An Introduction. Psychology Press.

Book

The Interactive World of 'The Third Policeman'

Simpson, P. (1997). The Interactive World of 'The Third Policeman'. In A. Clune, & T. Hurson (Eds.), Conjuring complexities: essays on Flann O'Brien (pp. 73-81). Dufour Editions.

Chapter

Understanding Metaphor in Literature

Simpson, P. (1997). Understanding Metaphor in Literature. Notes and Queries, 44(2), 297-298.

Book Review

Understanding metaphor in literature: An empirical approach - Steen,G

Simpson, P. (1997). Understanding metaphor in literature: An empirical approach - Steen,G. NOTES AND QUERIES, 44(2), 297-298. doi:10.1093/nq/44.2.297

DOI
10.1093/nq/44.2.297
Journal article

1996

Editorial

Bex, T., Short, M., Simpson, P., & Wales, K. (1996). Editorial. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 5(1), 1-3. doi:10.1177/096394709600500101

DOI
10.1177/096394709600500101
Journal article

1995

Language, Literature and Film: The Stylistics of Bernard MacLaverty’s Cal

Simpson, P., & Montgomery, M. (1995). Language, Literature and Film: The Stylistics of Bernard MacLaverty’s Cal. In P. Verdonk, & J. J. Weber (Eds.), Twentieth-century Fiction: From Text to Context (pp. 138-164). Psychology Press.

Chapter

1994

The Recovery of Rhetoric: Persuasive Discourse and Disciplinarity in the Human Sciences

Simpson, P. (1994). The Recovery of Rhetoric: Persuasive Discourse and Disciplinarity in the Human Sciences. Notes and Queries, 41(2), 237-239.

Book Review

1993

English Language

TURNER, K., MACMAHON, M. K. C., VAN DER LEEK, F., DOR, J., COATES, R., & SIMPSON, P. (1993). English Language. The Year's Work in English Studies, 71(1), 112-176. doi:10.1093/ywes/71.1.112

DOI
10.1093/ywes/71.1.112
Journal article

1992

SPEECH ACTS AND LITERARY-THEORY - PETREY,S

SIMPSON, P. (1992). SPEECH ACTS AND LITERARY-THEORY - PETREY,S. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 17(4), 369-372. doi:10.1016/0378-2166(92)90016-5

DOI
10.1016/0378-2166(92)90016-5
Book Review

Teaching Stylistics: Analysing Cohesion and Narrative Structure in a Short Story by Ernest Hemingway

Simpson, P. (1992). Teaching Stylistics: Analysing Cohesion and Narrative Structure in a Short Story by Ernest Hemingway. Language and Literature: International Journal of Stylistics, 1(1), 47-67. doi:10.1177/096394709200100104

DOI
10.1177/096394709200100104
Journal article

English Language

TURNER, K., MACMAHON, M., LEEK, F. V. D., DOR, J., COATES, R., & SIMPSON, P. (1992). English Language. The Year's Work in English Studies, 70(1), 78-150. doi:10.1093/ywes/70.1.78

DOI
10.1093/ywes/70.1.78
Journal article

THE TAMING OF THE TEXT - EXPLORATIONS IN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE - VANPEER,W

SIMPSON, P. (1992). THE TAMING OF THE TEXT - EXPLORATIONS IN LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND CULTURE - VANPEER,W. NOTES AND QUERIES, 39(4), 530-531. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Journal article

The Taming of the Text

Simpson, P. (1992). The Taming of the Text. Notes and Queries, 39(4), 530-531.

Book Review

1991

English Language

TURNER, K., MacMAHON, M. K. C., COLMAN, F., DOR, J., COATES, R., & SIMPSON, P. (1991). English Language. The Year's Work in English Studies, 69(1), 52-114. doi:10.1093/ywes/69.1.52

DOI
10.1093/ywes/69.1.52
Journal article

1990

Modality in Literary-Critical Discourse

Simpson, P. (1990). Modality in Literary-Critical Discourse. In W. Nash (Ed.), The Writing Scholar Studies in Academic Discourse (pp. 63-94). SAGE Publications, Incorporated.

Chapter

English Language

BURNLEY, D., MACMAHON, M. K. C., TURNER, K., COLMAN, F., DOR, J., COATES, R., & SIMPSON, P. (1990). English Language. The Year's Work in English Studies, 68(1), 59-120. doi:10.1093/ywes/68.1.59

DOI
10.1093/ywes/68.1.59
Journal article

Towards a Modal Grammar of Point of View in Fiction

Simpson, P. (1990). Towards a Modal Grammar of Point of View in Fiction. Liverpool Papers in Language and Discourse.

Journal article

1989

English Language

Coates, R., MacMahon, K. C. M., Turner, K., Colman, F., Denison, D., & Simpson, P. (1989). English Language. The Year's Work in English Studies, 67(1), 63-117. doi:10.1093/ywes/67.1.63

DOI
10.1093/ywes/67.1.63
Journal article

Language, Discourse and Literature An Introductory Reader in Discourse Stylistics

Carter, R., & Simpson, P. (1989). Language, Discourse and Literature An Introductory Reader in Discourse Stylistics. Psychology Press.

Book

1988

THE TRANSITIVITY MODEL

SIMPSON, P. (1988). THE TRANSITIVITY MODEL. CRITICAL STUDIES IN MASS COMMUNICATION, 5(2), 166-172. doi:10.1080/15295038809366696

DOI
10.1080/15295038809366696
Journal article

Models for Stylistic Analysis: Access through Application

Simpson, P. (1988). Models for Stylistic Analysis: Access through Application. Parlance.

Journal article

1987

The Narrative Structure of Hemingway’s 'The Old Man and the Sea': A Multilayered Stylistic Analysis

Simpson, P. (1987). The Narrative Structure of Hemingway’s 'The Old Man and the Sea': A Multilayered Stylistic Analysis. Belfast Working Papers in Language and Linguistics.

Journal article

1986

Phatic Communion in Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman

Simpson, P. (1986). Phatic Communion in Flann O’Brien’s The Third Policeman. In J. Harris, D. Little, & D. Singleton (Eds.), Perspectives on the English Language in Ireland, (pp. 231-242). Trinity College.

Chapter

1982

Studies in Discourse Analysis.

Simpson, P. (1982). Studies in Discourse Analysis.. Network, 4, 11-13.

Book Review

The Sociolinguistic Analysis of Narrative

Simpson, P., & Carter, R. A. (1982). The Sociolinguistic Analysis of Narrative. Belfast Working Papers in Language and Linguistics.

Journal article