Interpretation as Pragmatics

Lecercle, J.

Why is it that all interpretations are possible, and none is true? That some interpretations are just, but some are false? Lecercle draws on the resources of pragmatics, literary theory and the philosophy of language to propose a new theory of literary, but also of face-to-face, dialogue that charts the interaction between the five participants in the fields of dialogue and/or interpretation: author, reader, text, language and encyclopaedia. Interpretation is taken through its four stages, from glossing and enigma solving to translation and intervention.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 1999-05-19

Format: Paperback

ISBN-13: 9780312221539

DOI: 10.1057/9780230373648

Dimensions: 235.0cm x155.0cm

Pages: 251.0