CORE FUNCTIONS OF LITERARY TEXT
AESTHETIC
COMMUNICATIVE
STYLISTIC
EXPRESSIVE
EMOTIVE
EVALUATIVE
FIGURATIVE
EMPHATIC
COGNITIVE
STYLISTIC
PRAGMATIC
DISCOURSIVE
SOCIAL
CULTURAL
INTERPRETATIVE
KEY FUNCTIONS
ATTRACTION
Reader's attention to important concepts.
INTERTEXTUAL
External knowledge
MEANING-CREATING
Author's thoughts and modalities
SYMBOLIC
Deeper meaning through recurring motifs
PSYCHOLOGICAL PORTRAYAL
Character's inner world
CHARACTERIZATION
Language traits
CREATIVE
The author's unique worldview and evaluation of themes