The Rhetorical Effect of Locative Inversion Constructions From the Perspective of the Three-tier Model of Language Use
Year: 2015
Type: article
Abstract: This article aims to explain how the Locative Inversion Construction (LIC) produces a certain rhetorical effect in terms of the three-tier model of language use. The article argues that the LIC functions as an evidential expression indicating that the information conveyed is gained through the speaker’s direct perception, which leads to the speaker’s informational superiority over the addressee. The use of the LIC allows the speaker to impose his perspective of direct perception on the addressee, which in turn results in making the addressee feel as if he were sharing the perceptual experience with the speaker.
Source: ENGLISH LINGUISTICS
Author: TAKASHI SHIZAWA
Institution: Gunma Prefectural Women's University
Language: English
Subfield: Language and Linguistics
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2933804693