The expression of authority and solidarity: ἡμεῖς in place of ἐγώ in the Iliad
This paper analyses the use of ἡμεῖς in place of ἐγώ in the Iliad. Starting with the connection between the prototypical and non-prototypical uses of the ἡμεῖς forms, we determined the two pragmatic meanings of ἡμεῖς in place of ἐγώ: the reinforcement and diminishing of the speaker’s authority. The...
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| Tipo de recurso: | capítulo de libro |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid |
| Repositorio: | Biblos-e Archivo. Repositorio Institucional de la UAM |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repositorio.uam.es:10486/714038 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10486/714038 https://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783111272887-012 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Iliad Prototypical uses Pragmatics ἡμεῖς ἐγώ Filología |
| Sumario: | This paper analyses the use of ἡμεῖς in place of ἐγώ in the Iliad. Starting with the connection between the prototypical and non-prototypical uses of the ἡμεῖς forms, we determined the two pragmatic meanings of ἡμεῖς in place of ἐγώ: the reinforcement and diminishing of the speaker’s authority. The expression of modesty, social power, and self-dignity are analyzed as manifestations of the first pragmatic meaning, while the expression of solidarity and in-group feeling are analyzed as manifestations of the second. The expression of modesty and social power responds to a negative politeness strategy. On the contrary, the expression of solidarity and in-group feeling respond to a positive politeness strategy |
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