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The development of free indirect constructions in Dutch novels

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2014
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Clement, M. (2014). The development of free indirect constructions in Dutch novels. Journal of Literary Semantics, 43(2), 127–141. https://doi.org/10.1515/jls-2014-0009

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Why is the free indirect style such a useful narrative means to portray characters’ minds in fictional texts? This article gives more insight into this phenomenon by analyzing texts from earlier times. Previous studies state that the free indirect style for the representation of thoughts emerged in Dutch literary prose in the 19th century. However, this article shows that the roots of this technique were already present in 17th century Dutch popular literature novels. The analysis of these novels provides us with more insight into thi

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  • Clement, Marja
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43

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2

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127

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141

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free indirect style, early Dutch fiction, thought-representation

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English

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2014

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2015-01-21

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0341-7638

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126 since deposited on 2015-01-21
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Clement, M. (2014). The development of free indirect constructions in Dutch novels. Journal of Literary Semantics, 43(2), 127–141. https://doi.org/10.1515/jls-2014-0009

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