Research Article

THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN”

Volume: 10 Number: 2 October 24, 2023
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THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN”

Abstract

This article aims to examine the short story “The New Spain” written by Irish novelist and journalist Colm Toíbín in light of the theory of "split subject" developed by two French linguists. Firstly, it offers an explanation for the concept of enunciation and the enunciation theory by throwing light on its origins, principles and main concepts. The second section of the study focuses on the theory of ‘split subject’, by referring to the study of reported discourse. The third section includes, firstly, the background information about the story and then presents the analyses of the quoted examples. The analysis of “The New Spain”, an authorial-figural narrative, has intimated that the story delivers many examples of Direct Speech (DS), Indirect Speech (IS), Indirect Thought (IT), Narrative Report of Speech (NRS), Narrative Report of Thought (NRT) and Free Indirect Thought (FIT). In all of them, Colm Toíbín is the speaking subject since he is the writer and the third-person narrator appears as the primary locutor. Besides, the locutor 2 is identified according to the narrator’s current position, for example, when it prefers to be covert in that section of the story. In addition, the internal focalizer Carme appears as a single enunciator in some examples while she is the enunciator 2 in others. However, when the narrator becomes overt in Example 3, only Carme’s mother assumes the role of enunciator. Thus, the present study, in the wake of Sophie Marnette and based on Toíbín's story, endeavours to demonstrate that the combination of or relevance between the French enunciation theory and the speech and thought presentation will provide readers, students and stylisticians with a helpful tool to understand and analyze fictional communication in a literary work.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistic Structures (Incl. Phonology, Morphology and Syntax), Linguistics (Other)

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

October 24, 2023

Submission Date

January 31, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 18, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 10 Number: 2

APA
Şahin, U. (2023). THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, 10(2), 216-228. https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM
AMA
1.Şahin U. THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN.” Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023;10(2):216-228. https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM
Chicago
Şahin, Ufuk. 2023. “THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE ‘THE NEW SPAIN’”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 10 (2): 216-28. https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM.
EndNote
Şahin U (October 1, 2023) THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 10 2 216–228.
IEEE
[1]U. Şahin, “THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE ‘THE NEW SPAIN’”, Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 216–228, Oct. 2023, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM
ISNAD
Şahin, Ufuk. “THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE ‘THE NEW SPAIN’”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 10/2 (October 1, 2023): 216-228. https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM.
JAMA
1.Şahin U. THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2023;10:216–228.
MLA
Şahin, Ufuk. “THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE ‘THE NEW SPAIN’”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, Oct. 2023, pp. 216-28, https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM.
Vancouver
1.Ufuk Şahin. THE FRENCH WAY OF EXAMINING SPEECH AND THOUGHT PRESENTATION IN AN ENGLISH AUTHORIAL-FIGURAL NARRATIVE “THE NEW SPAIN”. Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Edebiyat Fakültesi Dergisi [Internet]. 2023 Oct. 1;10(2):216-28. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA94FC75MM