To readers

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and tables ix
4. To readers xi
5. Acknowledgements xiii
6. Transcription conventions xv
7. Part I The pragmatics of fiction as communication
8. 1 Fiction and pragmatics 1
9. 2 Fiction and non-fiction 15
10. 3 Literature as communication 36
11. Part II The pragmatics of story worlds
12. 4 Genres of fiction 59
13. 5 The narrative core 77
14. 6 Character creation 98
15. Part III Themes in the pragmatics of fiction
16. 7 The performance of fiction 123
17. 8 Relational work and (im/politeness) ideologies 150
18. 9 The language of emotion 173
19. 10 Poetic language 196
20. 11 Fiction, pragmatics and future research 224
21. Glossary 239
22. Index 271