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О дијалогу у књижевноумјетничком стилу
On Dialogue in Literary-Artistic Style

Author(s): Sreto Tanasić
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics
Published by: Institut za jezik
Keywords: dialogue; literary-artistic style; verbal lexem; verb of speaking; replica; introductory constructions;

Summary/Abstract: It is a characteristic feature of dialogue in literacy-artistic style to have introductory constructions with retorts. In relation to it, is the choice of verbal lexemes in introductory constructions. In the short stories analyzed the verbs of speaking appear most frequently. Within this class, the author uses forty different verbs, most frequently those which apart from information on the 'existence of act of speaking, such as say, tell, speak; bears an additional piece of information — on the manner of speaking, emotional condition of the speaker, or its relation towards an interlocutor or particular situation. On can speak on the term of stylistic choice. Both aspect and tense of the verbs in introductory constructions are used for artistic purposes; the author uses them in accordance with the change of temporal point from which he narrates the dialogue scenes.

  • Issue Year: 16/1987
  • Issue No: 3-4
  • Page Range: 251-257
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Croatian