Publication details
On Semantic Determinacy of Dialogues within the Framework of Written Religious Discourse
| Authors | |
|---|---|
| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Sborník prací Filozofické fakulty Brněnské univerzity, Řada anglistická: Brno Studies in English 33 |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | FSP; analysis; Firbas; communicative dynamism; dialogue; determinacy; semantic |
| Description | While the research into spoken language seems to have been the highlight of discourse analysis studies in recent years, this paper tries to explore its counterpart: the written discourse. The aim of the present paper is to explore the domain of primary written religious discourse (specifically biblical dialogues) in terms of semantic (in)determinacy, using tools offered above all by the arsenal of FSP. The preliminary FSP analysis is followed by a discussion of the lexical and semantic means of expression typical of the discourse type under examination. Finally, conclusions are drawn in regards to the semantic character of the text type. |