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Types of Foregrounding in Literature by Yasir Jani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
There are two main types of foregrounding in language: parallelism and deviation. Parallelism involves unexpected regularity, while deviation involves unexpected irregularity within a given context. This context could be narrow, such as the structure of surrounding text, or broader, such as an entire genre. Foregrounding is used to highlight important parts of a text and invite interpretation. It works to sharpen the reader
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- Yasir Jani
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