Capturing the attention of readers? Stylistic and psychological perspectives on the use and effect of text fragmentation in narratives

Journal of Literary Semantics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-30

  Emmott, Catherine ^a   Sanford, Anthony J ^a   Morrow, Lorna I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748532634     PISSN: 03417638     EISSN: 16133838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JLS.2006.001     Document Type: Review

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