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How literary text reading is influenced by narrative voice and focalization: evidence from eye movements.
- Source :
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Discourse Processes . Dec2023, Vol. 60 Issue 10, p675-694. 20p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- A fictional story is always narrated from a certain narrative voice and mode of focalization. These core narrative techniques have a major impact on how readers interpret the narrative plot and connect with the characters. This study used eye-tracking to investigate how classic narrative reading is affected by narrative voice and focalization. The results showed that the third-person narrative voice was read more slowly than the first-person narrative voice, especially when the narrative was presented with internal focalization. Importantly, the transition from a first-person to a third-person narrative voice generally resulted in longer reading times, whereas a switch from a third-person to a first-person narrative voice only yielded limited benefits in terms of reduced reading time. These findings provide direct evidence to support the assumption that there is a distinction between the first-person narration and the third-person narration and demonstrate the important role of narrative voice and focalization in understanding narrative texts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ORAL interpretation
*EYE movements
*STORY plots
*NARRATIVES
*NARRATION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0163853X
- Volume :
- 60
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Discourse Processes
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 174546345
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2023.2260247