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Publication details [#35036]

Schauber, Ellen and Ellen Spolsky. 1986. The bounds of interpretation: Linguistic theory and literary text. Stanford University Press. x + 215 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
interpretation | linguistics | literary theory | pragmatic competence

Annotation

The authors claim that linguistic theory is a general theory of interpretation and thus identical with literary theory. They nevertheless distinguish between linguistic, literary and pragmatic competence.

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John, Joseph. 1988. Review of $The bounds of interpretation: Linguistic theory and literary text.
Closs Traugott, Elisabeth. 1990. Review of $The bounds of interpretation: Linguistic theory and literary text.