Time, Narrative Sequence and Causality
Time, Narrative Sequence and Causality

Summary/Abstract: "Time and causality are linguistic constructs that call into existence specific lingual realities. They are also philosophical concepts that configure relations between narration and world models on which its interpretation depends. The works on narrative time abound; less attention has been paid to narrative causality, however. In 1997, Brian Richardson had every reason to bewail the lack of research in this area (Richardson 1997: 14). Since then, a number of books and articles, discussing both linguistic-rhetorical aspects of narrative causality and its philosophical meanings, have partially filled the lacunae (see e.g. Carroll 2001; Kern 2004; Kafalenos 2006)."

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