Exploring Deixis in John Steinbeck's ''The pearl'' according to Verschueren's model of Deixis: A pragmatic- stylistic Study of Part I*

Abstract

Abstract In all languages, the reference of many words and expressions depends entirely upon the situational context of the utterance, and can only be understood in the light of these circumstances. This linguistic phenomenon is called deixis. The present study is an application of Verschueren's model of deixis to Steinbeck's ''The pearl''. This model is based on five types of deixis: Personal Deixis, Spatial Deixis, Temporal Deixis, Discourse Deixis and Social Deixis. The literary work that is used for analysis is the first part of John Steinbeck's ''The Pearl''. The study consists of two sections; theoretical section and practical section. The theoretical part of the study contains several sections concerning deixis and the adopted model. As far as the practical part is concerned, the researcher will analyse the first part of the novella, ''The pearl'' which is composed of two chapters.