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An Analysis of English, Spanish and Basque Demonstratives in Narrative: a Matter of Viewpoint
- Source :
- Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación, instname, International Journal of English Studies (IJES), Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 63-84 (2003), DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- Universidad de Murcia, Servicio de Publicaciones, 2003.
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Abstract
- [EN]This paper undertakes the study of the occurrence of non-corresponding demonstrative forms in Spanish, Basque and English in exactly the same linguistic context. It is proposed that the differenccs in the choice of the demonstratives result from the differences in the kind of iniormation that must be coded in each of the languages. Thus, I will argue that in Spanish and Basque the obligatory coding of the aspectual categories of the imperfect and the preterit has the function of imposing specific viewing arrangements onto the situations they designate. By contrast, in English, where the aspectual distinction is not overtly coded, the demonstrativcs are proposed to fulfil this function.
- Subjects :
- non-proximal demonstratives
lcsh:English language
Lingüística contrastiva
narrator's viewpoint
discourse deictic function
MODERN PHILOLOGY
Gramática comparada
basque
Lenguas modernas-Investigación
lcsh:PR1-9680
spanish
imperfect
lcsh:English literature
proximal demonstratives
Lingüística cognitiva
pretcrit
non-corresponding demonstrative forms
lcsh:PE1-3729
english
8- Lingüística y literatura::81 - Lingüística y lenguas [CDU]
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- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Addi. Archivo Digital para la Docencia y la Investigación, instname, International Journal of English Studies (IJES), Vol 3, Iss 2, Pp 63-84 (2003), DIGITUM. Depósito Digital Institucional de la Universidad de Murcia
- Accession number :
- edsair.dedup.wf.001..128aee90395f38278e2c4a9a9a063419