Double deixis in second person pronouns as a metaleptic device
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This paper discusses double deixis (i.e. when a deictic form points at two referents simultaneously) in second person referential forms. A contribution to cognitive poetics, the article presents a theoretical discussion of the cognitive hinterland behind double-deictic uses of second person forms in which a simple interactional frame (i.e. a cognitive model representing conceptualization of a recurring type of communicative situation) is proposed as a model that readers of literary fiction call upon. Moreover, it is held, drawing on an admittedly ”lite” version of text world theory, that – due to the above-mentioned interactional frame - this is what enables double-deictic use of second person forms along with other metaleptic devices to make sense and have the empathy-generating effect on readers that they have. For illustrative purposes, examples of double deixis in a particular genre of literature called solitaire adventures will be discussed.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Globe: A Journal of Language, Culture and Communication |
Volume | 8 |
Pages (from-to) | 1-19 |
Number of pages | 20 |
ISSN | 2246-8838 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
- Faculty of Humanities - cognitive poetics, cognitive stylistics, discourse world, text world, text world theory, empathy, interactional frame, participation structure, deixis, person deixis, stylistics, second person narrative, solitaire adventures, double deixis, metalepsis
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- https://journals.aau.dk/index.php/globe/article/download/3086/2607/
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