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A Corpus Stylistics Approach to Contemporary Present-tense Narrative
Reiko Ikeo, Eri Shigematsu and Masayuki Nakao
[Linguistic Approaches to Literature 43] 2024
► pp. 47–70

Chapter 4
The Semino and Short model and the annotation of PREST and PAST

This chapter explains the categories and subcategories of the Semino and Short (2004) speech, writing and thought presentation model on which the annotation of our corpora is based. How speech, writing and thought presentation is distinguished and categorised is crucial to research into discourse presentation not only because gathering accurate quantitative data depends on it. It can also affect hugely the interpretation of the texts in question. We will also account for the additional subcategories which we introduced in the process of annotating contemporary present-tense narrative texts.
Article outline
  • 4.1The Semino and Short model of speech, writing and thought presentation
    • 4.1.1The main categories
    • 4.1.2Embedded SW&TP
    • 4.1.3Subcategories
      • 4.1.3.1Narrator’s Representation of Speech/Writing/Thought Acts with topic (NRSAp)
      • 4.1.3.2Inferred thought presentation: “i”
      • 4.1.3.3Quotation phenomena: “q”
      • 4.1.3.4Hypothetical SW&TP: “h”
  • 4.2New sub-categories for PREST
    • 4.2.1Negated speech/writing/thought presentation: “g”
    • 4.2.2New sub-categories “v”, “a”, “o”, “u” and “t”: NI affected by characters’ sensory perceptions
    • 4.2.3Notes for narrated perception
  • 4.3Overview of speech, writing and thought presentation in corpora
  • 4.4Conclusion
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