Linguistic impoliteness in (translated) children's fiction
This book presents the first large-scale investigation of the structure and functions of linguistic impoliteness and impoliteness metalanguage in contemporary British children's fiction. The study ties together findings from pragmatics, language acquisition research, literary studies, and trans...
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| Dokumenttyp: | Buch/Monographie |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Frankfurt a.M.
Peter Lang GmbH, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
2022
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | DASK - Duisburger Arbeiten Zur Sprach- und Kulturwissenschaft / Duisburg Papers on Research in Language and Culture Ser.
v.128 |
| Online-Zugang: | Aggregator, lizenzpflichtig: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=29818979
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| Verfasserangaben: | Monika Pleyer |
| Zusammenfassung: | This book presents the first large-scale investigation of the structure and functions of linguistic impoliteness and impoliteness metalanguage in contemporary British children's fiction. The study ties together findings from pragmatics, language acquisition research, literary studies, and translation studies with novel data-driven insights. Cover -- Series Information -- Copyright Information -- Table of Contents -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Data -- 2.1 Matilda -- 2.2 Harry Potter -- 2.3 A Series of Unfortunate Events -- 2.4 Artemis Fowl -- 2.5 Data Collection -- 3. Impoliteness -- 3.1 Towards a Definition -- 3.1.1 Impoliteness is not Failed Politeness -- 3.1.2 Impoliteness is not Inherent in Linguistic Forms -- 3.1.3 Impoliteness as a Theoretical Concept -- 3.1.3.1 First-Wave Approaches to Im/Politeness -- 3.1.3.2 Criticism of First-Wave Approaches -- 3.1.3.3 Second-Wave Approaches to Im/Politeness -- 3.1.3.4 Third-Wave Approaches to Im/Politeness -- 3.1.4 Definition -- 3.2 Aspects of Impoliteness -- 3.2.1 Impoliteness and Contextual Norms -- 3.2.2 Impoliteness and Intentionality -- 3.2.3 Impoliteness and Emotions -- 3.2.4 Impoliteness and Power -- 3.2.4.1 Institutional Power -- 3.2.4.2 Power and Impoliteness in the Army -- 3.2.4.3 Power and Impoliteness in the School -- 3.2.5 Impoliteness and Identity -- 3.2.5.1 Face -- 3.2.5.2 Familiarity -- 4. Impoliteness in Fiction -- 4.1 Analysing Impoliteness in Fictional Data -- 4.2 Impoliteness and Entertainment in Fiction -- 4.3 Impoliteness in Character and Plot Development -- 5. Children's Fiction: A Special Kind of Fiction? -- 5.1 Children's Fiction: Towards a Definition -- 5.2 Children's Fiction and Pragmatics Acquisition -- 5.2.1 Shared Developmental Processes -- 5.2.2 The Language of Children's Fiction -- 5.2.3 The Acquisition of Pragmatics -- 5.2.4 Shared Experiences and Generalisability in Children's Fiction -- 5.3 Impoliteness in Children's Fiction -- 5.3.1 The Acquisition of Impoliteness -- 5.3.2 Impoliteness and the Settings of Children's Fiction -- 5.3.2.1 Impoliteness in the Fictional Family -- 5.3.2.2 Impoliteness in the Fictional School -- 6. Cross-Cultural Im/Politeness -- 6.1 German vs English Im/Politeness. |
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| ISBN: | 9783631881514 |