The pragmatics of reported speech in fiction  

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Djenar, Dwi Noverini

Jenis: Article from Proceeding
Dalam koleksi: KOLITA 16: Konferensi Linguistik Tahunan Atma Jaya Keenam Belas Tingkat Internasional, page 3-15.
Topik: reported speech; sequentiality; pragmatics of fiction; default interpretation; voice
Fulltext: 3-15 Dwi Noverini Djenar.pdf (593.14KB)

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This is a preliminary study on the pragmatics of reported speech in fiction. It draws on the notions of default interpretation and sequentiality to explain the way the sequential position of direct and indirect reported speech in fictional texts guides the reader toward arriving at default and non-default interpretations. Based on data from Indonesian fiction published between 2004 and 2017, I argue that the default position of framed direct speech following narration serves to provide information about the identity of the speaker whose voice is presented, while the position of unframed direct speech following framed speech signals to the reader that they are expected to already know the speaker?s identity. Beyond these, use of the two forms of speech presentation is marked in the sense that it signals to the reader that „something else? other than the default is intended.

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