The Pragmatics of Fiction : : Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse / / Miriam A. Locher, Andreas H. Jucker.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2022 English
• VerfasserIn: Locher, Miriam A.,; Jucker, Andreas H.,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2021
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Series: Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced : ETELAA
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Figures and tables --; To readers --; Acknowledgements --; Transcription conventions --; Part I The pragmatics of fiction as communication --; 1 Fiction and pragmatics --; 2 Fiction and non-fiction --; 3 Literature as communication --; Part II The pragmatics of story worlds --; 4 Genres of fiction --; 5 The narrative core --; 6 Character creation --; Part III Themes in the pragmatics of fiction --; 7 The performance of fiction --; 8 Relational work and (im/politeness) ideologies --; 9 The language of emotion --; 10 Poetic language --; 11 Fiction, pragmatics and future research --; Glossary --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781474447959; 9783110993899; 9783110994810; 9783110993707; 9783110993684; 9783110780406
• DOI: 10.1515/9781474447959
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Miriam A. Locher, Andreas H. Jucker.

Presents pragmatics as a framework to analyse the discourse of fictionDraws on a range of fictional genres including novels, plays, fan fiction, poems, lyrics, movies and TV seriesEach chapter includes an introduction and conclusion, a list of key concepts, exercises and suggestions for further readingThree part structure explores fiction as communication, the pragmatics of story worlds and themes in fictionDrawing 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.