Interpretation as Pragmatics
Interpretation as Pragmatics by J. Lecercle, published by Palgrave Macmillan UK on May 19, 1999, is a scholarly exploration of the nature of interpretation within language and literature. This edition spans 251 pages and is presented in English. The book delves into the complexities of interpretation, questioning why all interpretations are possible yet none can be deemed true. Lecercle integrates concepts from pragmatics, literary theory, and the philosophy of language to develop a new theoretical framework for understanding dialogue and interpretation.
Readers will find a detailed examination of the interaction among five key participants in the interpretative process: the author, reader, text, language, and encyclopaedia. The book outlines the four stages of interpretation, which include glossing, enigma solving, translation, and intervention. By addressing topics such as linguistics, semantics, and literary criticism, Lecercle provides a comprehensive analysis that invites readers to reconsider the dynamics of meaning-making in both literary contexts and everyday dialogue.
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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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