Preface as a Paratext in Charles Dickens's David Copperfield: A Pragmatic Study

This study is aimed at identifying the pragmatic functions of the preface as a paratext in Chalres Dickens’s David Copperfield. To fulfill this aim, the study adopts an eclectic model combining Searle’s (1979) speech acts, Aristotle’s (2007) rhetorical theory, Levinson’s (1983) person deixis and Hyl...

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Main Author: Iman Ra'ouf Muhammad
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Faculty of Arts, Port Said University 2022-04-01
Series:Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-ādāb Ǧāmiʿaẗ Būrsaʿīd
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Online Access:https://jfpsu.journals.ekb.eg/article_226043_cafb9b73e7b69a178f4a3cf12d2dd909.pdf