The Pragmatics of Fiction Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse

Drawing on a wide range of fictional texts from Shakespeare and Austen to Game of Thrones and the lyrics of 'We Shall Overcome', this textbook shows how pragmatic analyses can uncover the performative elements that create and shape characters for an audience.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Locher, Miriam A, Jucker, Andreas H
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2021
Edition:1
Series:Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced
Subjects:
English fiction
English fiction-History and criticism
Language & Linguistics
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Pragmatics
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General
Pragmatics
Language & Linguistics
ISBN:9781474447935, 1474447937
Online Access:Get full text
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Summary:Drawing on a wide range of fictional texts from Shakespeare and Austen to Game of Thrones and the lyrics of 'We Shall Overcome', this textbook shows how pragmatic analyses can uncover the performative elements that create and shape characters for an audience.
ISBN:9781474447935
1474447937
DOI:10.1515/9781474447959