Andreas Jucker,Miriam Locher
Pragmatics of Fiction: Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse
Pragmatics of Fiction: Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse
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This textbook explores fictional language to uncover performative elements that shape characters for an audience, examining interpersonal communication, poetic language, and emotion. It includes exercises, discussion topics, and research projects, highlighting the richness of fictional language as a source of data for pragmatic research.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 31 March 2021
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Drawing on a diverse range of fictional texts, including works by Shakespeare, Austen, Game of Thrones, and the lyrics of "We Shall Overcome," this textbook explores the performative elements that shape characters for an audience through pragmatic analyses. By examining fictional language, the book delves into various forms of interpersonal communication, including politeness and impoliteness, as well as the nature of poetic language and the language of emotion. It includes exercises, discussion topics, suggestions for small-scale research projects, and further reading, highlighting the captivating challenges that fictional language presents to pragmatics and the wealth of data it offers for pragmatic research.
Weight: 376g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781474447942
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