Person and Empathetic Deixis in the Institutional Discourse

Oana-Maria Puiu Niţă

doi:10.1515/rjes-2021-0006

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Person and Empathetic Deixis in the Institutional Discourse

Romanian Journal of English Studies

Volume 18 (2021): Issue 1 (December 2021)

By: Oana-Maria Puiu Niţă

Open Access

|Dec 2021

Abstract

The paper explores the use of person and empathetic deixis in the institutional discourse within an interdisciplinary landscape. It underpins a corpus-based approach, focusing on texts on COVID19 pertaining to the World Health Organization. Our aim is to demonstrate that deictic pronominals have collective self-reference, expressing solidarity and empathy.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/rjes-2021-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2286-0428 | Journal ISSN: 1584-3734

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Language: English

Page range: 53 - 62

Published on: Dec 26, 2021

Published by: West University of Timisoara

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

empathetic deixis,

institutional discourse,

person deixis

Related subjects:

Linguistics and semiotics,

Theoretical frameworks and disciplines,

Linguistics, other,

Germanic languages,

English

© 2021 Oana-Maria Puiu Niţă, published by West University of Timisoara
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