The Fictions of Language and the Languages of Fiction
Monika Fludernik presents a detailed analysis of free indirect discourse as it relates to narrative theory, and the crucial problematic of how speech and thought are represented in fiction.
Building on the insights of Ann Banfield's Unspeakable Sentences, Fludernik radically extends Banfield's model to accommodate evidence from conversational narrative, non-fictional prose and literary works from Chaucer to the present.
Fludernik's model subsumes earlier insights into the forms and functions of quotation and aligns them with discourse strategies observable in the oral language. Drawing on a vast range of literature, she provides an invaluable resource for researchers in the field and introduces English readers to extensive work on the subject in German as well as comparing the free indirect discourse features of German, French and English.
This study effectively repositions the whole area between literature and linguistics, opening up a new set of questions in narrative theory.
Date de parution : 02-2014
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 06-1993
15.6x23.4 cm
Thème de The Fictions of Language and the Languages of Fiction :
Mots-clés :
Free Indirect Discourse; free; Indirect Discourse; indirect; Deictic Centre; discourse; Thought Representation; deictic; Young Man; centre; Direct Discourse; direct; Banfield’s Theory; thought; Logophoric Pronouns; representation; Reflector Mode Narrative; speech; Epic Preterite; act; Non-reflective Consciousness; Figural Idiom; Gravity’s Rainbow; Scale Model; Indirect Speech; Dual Voice; Past Tenses; Echo Question; French Imparfait; Subsidiary Clauses; Discourse Parentheticals; Unspeakable Sentences; Thought Report; Referential Shift; Speech Report