The article aims to provide an overview of Samuel Richardson’s social networks, with a special focus on the stylistic features of epistolary exchanges between the novelist and other members of his circles. In the light of the social network theory, which investi-gates linguistic variations and changes influenced by discourse communities, the present research paper mainly concerns aspects related to register, and investigates the influence of Richardson’s ‘dramatic style’ upon the members of his epistolary networks, as well as the interpersonal involvement strategies he deploys with regard to the addressee and his/her discourse.

Language and Letters in Samuel Richardson's Networks / Montini, Donatella. - In: JOURNAL OF EARLY MODERN STUDIES. - ISSN 2279-7149. - 3:(2014), pp. 173-198.

Language and Letters in Samuel Richardson's Networks

MONTINI, Donatella
2014

Abstract

The article aims to provide an overview of Samuel Richardson’s social networks, with a special focus on the stylistic features of epistolary exchanges between the novelist and other members of his circles. In the light of the social network theory, which investi-gates linguistic variations and changes influenced by discourse communities, the present research paper mainly concerns aspects related to register, and investigates the influence of Richardson’s ‘dramatic style’ upon the members of his epistolary networks, as well as the interpersonal involvement strategies he deploys with regard to the addressee and his/her discourse.
2014
Correspondence; Involvement strategies; Samuel Richardson; Social Networking
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Language and Letters in Samuel Richardson's Networks / Montini, Donatella. - In: JOURNAL OF EARLY MODERN STUDIES. - ISSN 2279-7149. - 3:(2014), pp. 173-198.
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