When Voices Clash: A Study in Literary Pragmatics: 115 (Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TILSM]) - Hardcover

Mey, Jacob L.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3111743195 ISBN 13: 9783111743196

Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter, 1999

Synopsis

Examines how the viewpoints of literary characters may clash, causing the reader to lose the thread of the story. This study inquires as to how this is caused, observed and repaired, and examines the linguistic and narrative-technical "tricks" that the reader uses in order to follow the narrative.

About this title

About the Author

Jacob L. Mey is Professor Emeritus at Odense University, Denmark.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mouton de Gruyter
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3111743195
• ISBN 13: 9783111743196
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 469