Acknowledgements |
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Preface |
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CHAPTER 1 Point of view and plays |
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2 | (1) |
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1.3 Prototypical and non-prototypical dramatic texts |
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1.4 The prototypical discourse structure of drama |
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1.5 Alan Bennett's The Lady in the Van |
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1.6 The discourse structure of The Lady in the Van |
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7 | (4) |
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1.8 Stage plays, screenplays, readers and audiences |
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13 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 2 Narratives, narration and point of view in prose |
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2.2 Defining 'narratives' and 'narration' |
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18 | (3) |
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2.2.1 Formalist distinctions in narrative structure |
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19 | (2) |
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2.3 Narrative connections |
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21 | (2) |
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23 | (8) |
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2.4.1 Internal and external narration |
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23 | (1) |
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2.4.2 Fowler's taxonomy of narration |
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24 | (5) |
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2.4.3 Simpson's development of Fowler's work |
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29 | (2) |
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2.5 Point of view in prose narration |
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31 | (24) |
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31 | (6) |
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2.5.2 Point of view on the Uspenskian planes |
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37 | (4) |
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2.5.2.1 Point of view on the spatial and temporal plane |
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38 | (1) |
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2.5.2.2 Point of view on the ideological plane |
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39 | (1) |
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2.5.2.3 Point of view on the phraseological plane |
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2.5.2.4 Point of view on the plane of psychology |
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41 | (1) |
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2.5.3 Fowler's development of Uspensky's taxonomy |
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41 | (1) |
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2.5.4 Chatman's work on point of view |
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42 | (5) |
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43 | (2) |
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2.5.4.2 Center and interest-focus |
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45 | (1) |
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2.5.4.3 Perceptual and conceptual point of view |
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46 | (1) |
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2.5.5 Short's checklist of linguistic indicators of viewpoint |
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47 | (4) |
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2.5.5.1 Schema-oriented language |
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48 | (1) |
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2.5.5.2 Value-laden language |
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49 | (1) |
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2.5.5.3 Given versus new information |
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49 | (1) |
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50 | (1) |
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2.5.5.5 Representations of thought and perception |
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51 | (1) |
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2.5.5.6 Psychological sequencing |
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51 | (1) |
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2.5.6 Additional linguistic indicators of viewpoint |
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51 | (3) |
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52 | (1) |
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2.5.6.3 Grice's Co-operative Principle |
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53 | (1) |
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CHAPTER 3 Perspectives on point of view in drama |
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57 | (34) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (2) |
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3.3 Existing work on point of view in stage drama |
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60 | (22) |
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3.3.1 Narration, dreams and the inner life |
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62 | (4) |
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3.3.2 Richardson's categories of narration |
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66 | (10) |
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3.3.3 Applying Chatman's taxonomy to dramatic texts |
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76 | (1) |
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3.3.4 Stage and screen directions in drama |
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77 | (5) |
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3.4 Point of view in film |
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82 | (8) |
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82 | (1) |
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3.4.2 Objective and subjective shots |
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83 | (7) |
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CHAPTER 4 Deictic shifts in dramatic texts |
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91 | (32) |
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91 | (1) |
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4.2 Deictic shift theory – a brief overview |
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92 | (1) |
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4.3 The concept of the deictic centre |
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92 | (2) |
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4.4 Traditional categories of deixis |
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94 | (5) |
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94 | (2) |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (1) |
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97 | (1) |
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98 | (1) |
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4.5 Deictic shift theory and reader involvement |
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99 | (11) |
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4.5.1 Deictic fields, PUSHes and POPs |
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99 | (6) |
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105 | (1) |
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4.5.3 Deictic fields revisited |
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106 | (1) |
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107 | (1) |
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4.5.5 Problems with PUSHes and POPs |
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108 | (2) |
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4.6 Modifying deictic shift theory |
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110 | (7) |
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4.6.1 Contextual frame theory |
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112 | (2) |
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4.6.2 Binding and priming in deictic shift theory |
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114 | (3) |
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4.7 Deictic fields and point of view in Our Town |
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117 | (4) |
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121 | (2) |
CHAPTER 5 Possible worlds, possible viewpoints |
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123 | (18) |
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5.2 The development of possible worlds theory |
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124 | (2) |
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5.2.1 Limitations of truth conditional semantics |
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124 | (2) |
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5.3 Ryan's typology of possible worlds |
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126 | (7) |
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5.3.1 Alternative possible worlds |
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127 | (4) |
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131 | (2) |
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5.3.3 The principle of minimal departure |
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133 | (1) |
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5.4 Mapping deictic shifts and possible worlds |
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133 | (6) |
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134 | (1) |
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5.4.2 Increasing and decreasing the prominence of possible worlds |
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135 | (4) |
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139 | (2) |
CHAPTER 6 Logic, reality and mind style |
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141 | (18) |
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141 | (1) |
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141 | (3) |
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6.2.1 World view, ideological point of view and mind style |
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142 | (2) |
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144 | (9) |
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6.3.1 Deductive and inductive logic |
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145 | (1) |
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6.3.2 Logic, mind style and Miss Shepherd |
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146 | (7) |
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6.4 Mind style and paradigms of reality |
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153 | (4) |
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6.4.1 Miss Shepherd's reality paradigm and its effect on her mind style |
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154 | (3) |
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CHAPTER 7 Point of view in The Lady in the Van |
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159 | (28) |
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159 | (1) |
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7.2 Alan Bennett 1 meets Miss Shepherd (Act One, turns 1 to 109) |
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160 | (10) |
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7.3 Miss Shepherd's confession (Act Two, turns 651 to 673) |
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170 | (3) |
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7.4 The mysteries surrounding Miss Shepherd (Act Two, turns 732 to 798) |
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173 | (3) |
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7.5 The truth about Miss Shepherd (Act Two, turns 900 to 976) |
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176 | (9) |
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185 | (2) |
CHAPTER 8 Conclusion |
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187 | (4) |
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187 | (2) |
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189 | (2) |
References |
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191 | (8) |
Index |
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