@article{jbp:/content/journals/10.1075/rro.20024.rih, author = "Rihs, Alain", title = "Paris-Brest de Tanguy Viel: Un roman « évidentiel »", journal= "Revue Romane. Langue et littérature. International Journal of Romance Languages and Literatures", year = "2022", volume = "57", number = "2", pages = "249-264", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1075/rro.20024.rih", url = "https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/rro.20024.rih", publisher = "John Benjamins", issn = "0035-3906", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "French", keywords = "Tanguy Viel", keywords = "epistemic modality", keywords = "argumentation", keywords = "evidential markers", keywords = "commitment", keywords = "Paris-Brest (novel)", abstract = "Abstract

This article deals with the argumentative function of evidential markers in Viel’s novel Paris-Brest. We argue that the combination between reported speeches and evidentials allows the internal narrator to build contexts where his moral responsibility is successfully denied. More specifically, we analyse the expressive effects conveyed by the different types of the evidentials he resorts to in terms of epistemic commitment and reliability.", }