A Model for Pragma-Stylistic Analysis of Suspense
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https://doi.org/10.36317/kja/2025/v1.i65.12492Keywords:
Suspense, pragma, stylistics, , detective short stories, Michael, ConnellyAbstract
Suspense is one of the main elements of detective stories. It keeps readers attracted and motivated to follow up till the end of the story. Meanwhile, readers are waiting to see whether their expectations are true or they would be surprised at the end. This study aims at developing a framework form a pragma-stylistic perspective to analyze how suspense is created in detective short stories since there is no such model in the literature. Michael Connelly’s (2011) Christmas Even is selected as the data under analysis to test the workability of the modal. The study ends with a discussion to comment on the findings of the analysis.
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