In this study, we argue that the increasingly popular concept of subjectivity is in need of a more fine-grained analysis, and we make an attempt to set up a typology of distinct sub-categories...
Keywords: attitudinal adjectives, causal conjunctions, pragmatics-semantics distinction, subjectification, subjectivity
10/2006 | Cognitive Linguistics, Walter de Gruyter‘Distancing indirect speech or thought’ (DIST) is defined as a noncanonical form of speech or thought representation which is characterized by the singleness of deictic center across both component clauses: Contrary to direct, indirect, or free indirect speech/thought, no truly separate consciousness (‘sayer/cognizant’) is represented by the current speaker (‘speaker’), even though the grammar of speech or thought representation is used...
Keywords: reported speech, distancing indirect speech/thought, deixis, scope, subjectification, grammaticalization
09/2004 | Text - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Discourse, Walter de Gruyter