Research Article

Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés)

Volume: 28 Number: 1 June 22, 2018
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Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés)

Abstract

The ultimate goal of literary discourse is not necessarily for readers to simply accept what the story tells. Literary discourse tries to convey a message to the reader by telling a story. Ruth Amossy distinguishes among two types of argument discourses: argumentative dimension and argumentative aiming discourses. Using Amossy’s interpretation, this paper will attempt to answer the question: “Are there some literary discourses in general and novels in particular that have more argumentative goals than others?” In our attempt to answer this question, our present work will be based on Amin Maalouf’s novel The Disoriented (Les Désorientés). This novel tells the story of Adam, who returns to his native country after 25 years of exile. Adam is also the narrator of the novel. It is the story of a group of friends, inseparable 25 years ago, but nowadays scattered to the four corners of the world after the civil war in Lebanon. To answer the first cited question, we will first analyze the enunciative, discursive, and narrative processes the narrator uses to stage his semi literary and at the same time argumentative speeches; then we will discuss the question of ethos or author posture the author gives to the reader through his novel.

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References

  1. Adam, J. M. (2008). La linguistique textuelle. Paris, FR: Armand Colin.
  2. Amossy, R. (1999). Images de soi dans le discours. Paris, FR: Delachaux et Niestlé.
  3. Amossy, R. (2006). L’argumentation dans le discours. Paris, FR : Armand Colin.
  4. Amossy, R. (2009).  La double nature de l’image d’auteur. Argumentation et Analyse du Discours, 3, 1–15 
  5. Amossy, R. (2010). Présentation de soi. Ethos et identité verbale. Paris, FR: PUF.
  6. Bordas, E., & Molinié, G. ( 2015). De l’éthos au style. La présentation de soi sur les sites de rencontre. In E. Bordas & G. Molinié (Eds.), Style, langue et société (pp. 283–298). Paris, FR: Champion.
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  8. Maalouf, A. (2012). Les Désorientés. Paris, FR: Grasset.

Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Linguistics

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 22, 2018

Submission Date

January 3, 2018

Acceptance Date

May 14, 2018

Published in Issue

Year 2018 Volume: 28 Number: 1

APA
Öztin Passerat, D. (2018). Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés). Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, 28(1), 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP
AMA
1.Öztin Passerat D. Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés). Litera. 2018;28(1):1-13. https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP
Chicago
Öztin Passerat, Duygu. 2018. “Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés)”. Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 28 (1): 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP.
EndNote
Öztin Passerat D (June 1, 2018) Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés). Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 28 1 1–13.
IEEE
[1]D. Öztin Passerat, “Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés)”, Litera, vol. 28, no. 1, pp. 1–13, June 2018, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP
ISNAD
Öztin Passerat, Duygu. “Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés)”. Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 28/1 (June 1, 2018): 1-13. https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP.
JAMA
1.Öztin Passerat D. Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés). Litera. 2018;28:1–13.
MLA
Öztin Passerat, Duygu. “Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés)”. Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies, vol. 28, no. 1, June 2018, pp. 1-13, https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP.
Vancouver
1.Duygu Öztin Passerat. Oriented Speech in Maalouf’s The Disoriented (Les Désorientés). Litera [Internet]. 2018 Jun. 1;28(1):1-13. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA48XR59UP