On the use of manipulative techniques in Еnglish literary discourse

Manipulation is inherently incentive, aimed at exerting covert influence and inducing the recipient to actions necessary for manipulator. Such control is, first of all, mind, i.e. beliefs recipients, indirect their actions, with being manipulated. This paper explores pragmatics manipulative techniques in English literary discourse. happens implicit communication. Reading between lines explicating implications a text has become primary focus analysis. The analysis linguistic material carried out by means discourse approach pragmalinguistic method research. relevance this study determined need cover all forms interpersonal manipulation fictional dialogue: deception, pressuring, exploiting emotional vulnerability or character defects. showed that occurs much more frequently dialogue than other manipulation. investigation focused on as closely related narrative irony. In short story novel, irony serves scaffolding using manipulation, viz. creating situation favourable accomplishing manipulators scheme.