Hedges as modality and point of view in narratives in terms of Simpson's model

Joint Authors

Abbud, Adawyiah Sattar
Abd Allah, Sad Salman

Source

University of Thi-Qar Journal

Issue

Vol. 11, Issue 1 (31 Mar. 2016), pp.57-70, 14 p.

Publisher

University of Thi-Qar Research and Development Department

Publication Date

2016-03-31

Country of Publication

Iraq

No. of Pages

14

Main Subjects

Literature

Topics

Abstract EN

Language is employed for not only conveying factual information but also expressing one's attitudes and opinions about the truth of the proposition contained in an utterance .

The study offers a framework for analyzing the linguistic resources of intersubjectivity and dialogism which perhaps is considered one of the most fascinating subjects in a linguistic study. Attempts are being made to realize how epistemic modality , which has been treated under such headings as : evidentiality , hedging ; concession , is textualized in literary texts by adopting Simpson's (1993) model of "modality and point of view" .It may be important to say that we have taken this modal because modality and point of view have an in- separable relationship .

Thus this modal has been used to analyze fictional stories because much of the feel of a text is allowed to be attributed to the type of point of view or authorial interests it exhibits .

The paper chiefly comprises three parts : The first investigates the theoretical background of hedging , whereas the second presents a pragmatic analysis of some rhetorical strategies with their functions in three short stories : Wilde's "The Happy Prince" , Saki's "The Open Window" and Poe's "The Black Cat" and two novels : Dicken's "Hard Times" and Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" .

It argues , for example that these resources rhetorically influence beliefs , attitudes , expectation and modes of interrelating .

The third part presents the quantitative and qualitative results with their discussion .

The paper ends with a conclusion

American Psychological Association (APA)

Abd Allah, Sad Salman& Abbud, Adawyiah Sattar. 2016. Hedges as modality and point of view in narratives in terms of Simpson's model. University of Thi-Qar Journal،Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.57-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786300

Modern Language Association (MLA)

Abd Allah, Sad Salman& Abbud, Adawyiah Sattar. Hedges as modality and point of view in narratives in terms of Simpson's model. University of Thi-Qar Journal Vol. 11, no. 1 (Mar. 2016), pp.57-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786300

American Medical Association (AMA)

Abd Allah, Sad Salman& Abbud, Adawyiah Sattar. Hedges as modality and point of view in narratives in terms of Simpson's model. University of Thi-Qar Journal. 2016. Vol. 11, no. 1, pp.57-70.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-786300

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes appendix : p. 70

Record ID

BIM-786300