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This Element outlines current issues in the study of the pragmatics of fiction. It starts from the premise that fictional texts are complex and multi-layered communicative acts which deserve attention in pragmatic research in their own right, and it highlights the need to understand them and to explore pragmatic effects and pragmatic theorising.

Table of Contents
1. Introducing Fiction and Pragmatics; 2. Participation Structure; 3. Performance; 4. Interaction; 5. Discourse and Ideologies through Character Creation; 6. Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgements; References.

Fiction and Pragmatics

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    A Paperback by Andreas H. Jucker, Andreas H. Jucker, Daniela Landert

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 3/9/2023 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781009095433, 978-1009095433
      ISBN10: 1009095439
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics Sociolinguistics ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This Element outlines current issues in the study of the pragmatics of fiction. It starts from the premise that fictional texts are complex and multi-layered communicative acts which deserve attention in pragmatic research in their own right, and it highlights the need to understand them and to explore pragmatic effects and pragmatic theorising.

      Table of Contents
      1. Introducing Fiction and Pragmatics; 2. Participation Structure; 3. Performance; 4. Interaction; 5. Discourse and Ideologies through Character Creation; 6. Conclusions and Outlook; Acknowledgements; References.

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