The polyphony of textual “loops” from the super ordinate level of communication( the case of spoken language). Cover Image

Polifonia „buclelor” textuale din planul supraordonat al comunicării (cazul limbii vorbite)
The polyphony of textual “loops” from the super ordinate level of communication( the case of spoken language).

Author(s): Daiana Felecan
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura U. T. Press
Keywords: Superordinate; heterogeneity; metacommunication; sequentiality; interlocution;

Summary/Abstract: A discourse is normally built so as to respect the succession of its component parts towards a certain direction. However, the discourse in question can deviate along the way, return to its initial direction, change its direction once again etc. The linearity of the discourse is manifested in a game of anticipations and returns, resulting in the fact that continuity is often threatened by sequentiality. All these stand for a true “guiding” of the speech by the locutor. One may also find in the text comments made by the locutor on his own speech, but they are not of the same kind as the rest of the discourse. This is also the case of the so called textual loops, which we have identified in the nonrestrictive constructions taken from the two Corpora of spoken Romanian and from various debate forums on the Internet. This research sets to underline the pragmatic values of certain nonrestrictive sentences - which we call textual loops by using a phrase belonging to J. Authier-Revuz - found in the Romanian spoken today, having in view the theory of linguistic polyphony.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2009
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 31-63
  • Page Count: 33
  • Language: Romanian