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The Polyfunctionality of Gesture Descriptions in a Literary Text (“The Buddenbrooks” by Thomas Mann)
- Authors: Karpenko E.I.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Linguistic University
- Issue: No 11(866) (2022)
- Pages: 39-45
- Section: Linguistics
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2542-2197/article/view/381553
- ID: 381553
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Abstract
The article analyses some ways of representation of recurrent gestures in Thomas Mann’s novel “The Buddenbrooks”. It is shown that the semiotic status of gesture influences the stability of combinations nominating gesture kinemes. In addition, textual functions of gesture descriptions, such as imitation of natural polymodal communication, creation of a character’s individual space, creation of a speech and literary portrait of a character are identified. Expanded gesture descriptions can be markers of literary direction, genre affiliation of a literary text and individual style of a writer.
About the authors
Elena Igorevna Karpenko
Moscow State Linguistic University
Author for correspondence.
Email: elena_karpenko@list.ru
PhD (Philology), Associate Professor at the Department of German Lexicology and Stylistics, Faculty of the German Language
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