Author(s): YAN Shuang
Pages: 109-112
Year: 2015 Issue:  2
Journal: Journal of Zhejiang University of Science and Technology
Keyword:  deliberate misinterpretation; Fortress Besieged; literature appreciation;
Abstract: Deliberate misinterpretation is a pragmatic strategy serving certain communicative purpose .Both its subjective and objective causes ,as well as its characteristics and triggering elements have been analyzed with the characters’ dialogues from the fiction Fortress Besieged as linguistic corpus .It is found that deliberate misinterpretation can be triggered by various layers of misinterpretation such as lexicon ,discourse intention and discourse referent .The employment of this strategy helps to smooth communicative atmosphere ,create a sense of humor ,save face ,evade embarrassing topics ,etc . The pragmatic strategy analysis on deliberate misinterpretation of dialogues in the fiction increases interest and enjoyment in literature appreciation .