This article introduces the special issue by outlining the current state of research into the role of textual-linguistic features in eliciting narrative empathy. Firstly, we address the complexities around defining the term ‘narrative empathy’ and provide some definitional criteria. We then review the ways in which the role of language in narrative empathy has been studied to date in narratology, literary studies, empirical study of literature and stylistics. Based on this review, we argue that stylistic approaches allow for the much-needed exploration of specific linguistic techniques that may contribute to narrative empathy, while also taking into account other contextual factors to address the local nature of reading effects. Finally, we summarise how the contributions to this special issue showcase the affordances of stylistic analysis for the study of narrative empathy and offer new insights into the ways narrative empathy is elicited during the reading process.

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简介：叙事移情的文体方法

本文通过概述文本语言特征在引发叙事移情中的作用的研究现状来介绍这一特殊问题。首先，我们解决了定义“叙事同理心”一词的复杂性，并提供了一些定义标准。然后，我们回顾了迄今为止在叙事学、文学研究、文学实证研究和文体学中研究语言在叙事移情中的作用的方式。基于这篇评论，我们认为文体方法允许对可能有助于叙事同理心的特定语言技术进行急需的探索，同时还考虑其他语境因素以解决阅读效果的局部性质。最后，