The typological differentiation of English detective story

Abstract

The article focuses on the typological differentiation of English detective story which is examined in its variety. According to the fundamental characteristics/ features of different types of detective fiction different approaches/ criteria of their classification have been worked out. Among them: thematic, functional, stylistic, structural.

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Л. В. Цапенко

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Л. В. Цапенко (2016). The typological differentiation of English detective story. Науковий вісник Дрогобицького державного педагогічного університету імені Івана Франка. Серія: Філологічні науки (мовознавство), 5(2), 153-156. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-447488