Pragmatics Deixis Presentation

READINGS PRESENTATION DISCOURSE ANALYSIS GROUP 1: Nguyen Thi Quynh Nam Luong Thu Thuy Dang Phuong Thao Pham Thi Thu Uyen TABLE OF CONTENT DEFINITIONS PERSON DEIXIS SPATIAL DEIXIS DEIXIS AND GRAMMAR DEIXIS DEIXI S “pointing” via language Linguistic form: Deictic expression Indexicals Person deixis you What’s me, that? Spatial deixis here, there indicate something in the immediatenow, context Temporal deixis then depend on the context DEIXI A form of referring S- tied to the speaker’s context Most basic distinction between deictic expression being near speaker vs away from speaker proximal distal this, here, now that, there, then terms terms DEICTIC CENTER there you I/me he/ she before recently yesterday here now proximal distal later tomorrow soon there DEIXI Most basic distinction between deictic expression being S near speaker vs away from speaker proximal terms distal terms Near addressee Away from both speaker and addressee this/that distal proximal DEIXIS “pointing” via language Linguistic form: Deictic expression Indexicals DEICTIC CENTER proximal distal Person deixis Spatial deixis Temporal deixis PERSON used to point at people via language DEIXIS categories constantly shifts from being “I” to being “you” 1.First person - Speaker: I 2.Second A: person - Addressee: Are you alright? You me you 3.Third person Others: He, She, It B: I’m-OK you me PERSON Social deixisWould you like to go with me? I am going toDEIXIS the cinema tomorrow the discussion of circumstances They hoped that she could come which lead to the choice of one of these forms rather than another Honorifics indicate higher social status Mr., President, Dr., sir, madam T/V distinction Tu Familiar or lower, younger less powerful Vous Unfamiliar or higher, older more powerful PERSON DEIXIS Third person pronouns Not a direct participant in basic (I – you) interaction distal forms in terms of person deixis Using a third person form where a second person form would be possible One way of communicating distance and non-familiarity PERSON Third person pronouns DEIXIS Serve ironic or humorous purpose Would his highness like some coffee? Make potential accusations less direct Somebody didn’t clean up after himself Make a potentially personal issue seem like an impersonal one Each person has to clean up after himself We clean up after ourselves around here PERSON DEIXIS Exclusive “we” he/ she I/me Let us go! you Inclusive “we” you I/me Let’s go! he/ she SPATIAL DEIXIS The concept of distance Yonder Yonder Here Here This This Hither Hither There There Thence Thence That That SPATIAL DEIXIS Speaker’s perpective Deictic Projection SPATIAL DEIXIS Deictic projection E.G 1: I am not here now E.G 2: I was looking at the little puppy in a cage with such a sad look on its face It was like “Oh, I am so unhappy here, will you set me free?” SPATIAL DEIXIS  PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTANCE  Physically close  Psychologically close  Physically distant  Psychologically distant TEMPORAL DEIXIS used to point at people via time Examples of temporal deixis: Now, then, tonight, yesterday, last week, etc Use of adverb “now” Pull the trigger now You must it now The action has not been performed yet Now I am running my own business Now I am doing my assignment The action is going on Use of then It is used for past as well as future I was in Scotland then I will see you then We can treat temporal event as object • Which moves towards us – into view (the coming week) • Which moves away from us – out of view (the past week) Basic but unrecognized type of temporal deixis • Depends on the choice of verb tense • basic forms: the present and the past I live here now present I live here then past Present tense: proximal form Past tense: distal form DEIXIS AND GRAMMAR Basic distinctions for person, spatial, and temporal deixis can be seen in reported speech DIRECT SPEECH: Are you planning to be here this evening? INDIRECT SPEECH: I asked her if she was planning to be there that evening The proximal forms The corresponding distal forms context shifts A sense of being in the same context Make the original speech seem more remote U O Y K N A TH R O F R U YO ON! I T N E T T A ... DEFINITIONS PERSON DEIXIS SPATIAL DEIXIS DEIXIS AND GRAMMAR DEIXIS DEIXI S “pointing” via language Linguistic form: Deictic expression Indexicals Person deixis you What’s me, that? Spatial deixis here,... this/that distal proximal DEIXIS “pointing” via language Linguistic form: Deictic expression Indexicals DEICTIC CENTER proximal distal Person deixis Spatial deixis Temporal deixis PERSON used to... me you 3.Third person Others: He, She, It B: I’m-OK you me PERSON Social deixisWould you like to go with me? I am going toDEIXIS the cinema tomorrow the discussion of circumstances They hoped that