Deixis and distance
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- Điều hướng trang này:
- The use of a word or phrase whose meaning depends on who is talking, who they are talking to, where they are.
- Spatial deictic system
Deixis and distanceGroup 1: +Nguyễn Thị Bích Hậu+Nguyễn Thị Xuân Dung+Nguyễn Thị Mỹ DuyênHOLA HOLA 01Definition of deixis3 categories of deixisDeixis and grammarWhat is Deixis?The use of a word or phrase whose meaning depends on who is talking, who they are talking to, where they are.HOLA SOY SARAH adiós SI DEFINITION
‘ near speaker ’ Proximal terms This Here Now ‘away from speaker’ Distal terms That There Then números maestro saber no Deixis person to indicate people spatial to indicate location temporal to indicate time PERSON DEIXIS Persons involved in an utterance ● the speaker I ● the addressee you ● other persons and entities (neither speaker nor addressee) He she it they we EXAMPLES 1. I am going to have dinner. 2. Would you like to have dinner? These three deictic categories are elaborated with markers of relative social status. Honorifics Expressions indicate higher status Social deixis The T/V distinction
other persons and entities (3rd person) ◊ distance and non-familiarity ◊ an ironic or humorous purpose Would his highness like some coffee? ◊ potential accusations => less direct You didn’t clean up after himself. ◊ make an impersonal issue. You have to clean up after him or herself. Somebody didn’t clean up after himself. Each person has to clean up after him or herself. other persons and entities (3rd person) ◊ state general ‘rules’ We clean up after ourselves around here. exclusive inclusive => AMBIGUITY Spatial deixis where the relative location of people and objects are being indicated (Giergji, 2015) ● The speaker’s purposes: - Identifying entities : demonstrative pronouns this/ these that/ those - Informing about location of an entity : adverbs here/ there , prepositions above/ below - Acknowleging location of an entity : verbs come/ go Spatial deictic systemProximal (near speaker) Distal (away from speaker) this, these, here, come, … that, those, there, go, … EXAMPLES 1. I enjoy living in this city. 2. Here is where we met last month. 3. Nancy came into the classroom. 4. Nancy went into the classroom. Location from the speaker perspective can be fixed: physically mentally psychological
eg. Go to bed, son. “Go” is used to mark movement away from the speaker Some kinds of deictic projection. + before being in those locations eg. 'I'll come later’ + in the required location for future audience eg. “I am not here now” tải về 4.22 Mb. Chia sẻ với bạn bè của bạn:
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