The Pragmatics of Fiction
Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse
Seiten
2021
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-4793-5 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-4793-5 (ISBN)
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.
By exploring fictional language, the book investigates different forms of interpersonal communication, such as politeness and impoliteness, as well as the nature of poetic language and the language of emotion. With exercises, discussion topics, suggestions for small-scale research projects and further reading, it shows just how fascinating a challenge fictional language can pose to pragmatics, and illustrates the richness of fictional language as a source of data for pragmatic research.
By exploring fictional language, the book investigates different forms of interpersonal communication, such as politeness and impoliteness, as well as the nature of poetic language and the language of emotion. With exercises, discussion topics, suggestions for small-scale research projects and further reading, it shows just how fascinating a challenge fictional language can pose to pragmatics, and illustrates the richness of fictional language as a source of data for pragmatic research.
Miriam A. Locher is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Basel in Switzerland. Andreas H. Jucker is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Zurich. His current research focuses on historical pragmatics, speech act theory, politeness theory and the grammar and history of English. He is editor of the Journal of Historical Pragmatics (with Irma Taavitsainen) and associate editor of the Pragmatics & Beyond New Series (Benjamins).
Erscheinungsdatum | 28.04.2021 |
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Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced |
Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft |
ISBN-10 | 1-4744-4793-7 / 1474447937 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-4793-5 / 9781474447935 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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