LANGUAGE AND CULTURE

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LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY

DEIXIS AND SPACE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ deictic forms of indirect speech reporting make the original speech event seem more remote
A
The proximal
B
The distal
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There are five types of deixis according to Levinson (1983:68-94), they are : person deixis, place deixis, time deixis, social deixis and Discourse deixis. All the types are found in the chapters in the ten chapters in John’s book, Holy Bible.

Detailed explanation-2: -direct speech: ‘You should come, it’s going to be a lot of fun, ‘ she said. indirect speech: She persuaded me to come. direct speech: ‘Wait here, ‘ he said. indirect speech: He told us to wait there.

Detailed explanation-3: -Direct Speech is from the speaker’s standpoint, whereas indirect speech is from the listener’s standpoint. Direct speech is when we use the exact rendition of the words of the speaker. Conversely, in an indirect speech own words are used to report the speaker’s statement.

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