A pragmatic-stylistic approach to the study of dramatic texts

Abstract EN

The present paper aims at investigating the role of interaction between stylistics and pragmatics, as two linguistic approaches, that play on the interpretation of literary texts.

Stylistics is thought to be a multidisciplinary field that interacts with other linguistic fields and branches for the analysis of literary and non-literary texts.

The language of dramatic texts is seen to be similar to that of everyday usage, therefore, pragmatic theories are used to interpret it.

Stylistics applies these theories for stylistic effects.

Consequently, the paper intends to examine the role which these two fields play in the analysis of literature and its importance