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SHS Web of Conf.
Volume 195, 2024
III International Scientific and Practical Conference “Linguistics in the Era of Digitalization: Current Problems and Development Prospects” (LED 2024)
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| Article Number | 03003 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| Section | Units and Structures of Language in the Paradigm of Cognitive Semantics and Corpus Linguistics | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/202419503003 | |
| Published online | 20 August 2024 | |
The inner speech of the characters and the speech of the author as an artistically – stylistic device in Sherwood Anderson’s short stories
Adyghe State University, 385000, Pervomayskaya Str., 208, Maykop, Russia
* Corresponding author: boss750@mail.ru
The paper examines inner speech as an artistically – stylistic device for effectively conveying the thoughts of literary characters. The term “inner speech” is defined. The points of view of prominent linguists and psychologists regarding the issue under discussion are presented. It has been established that this is not only a linguistic device, but also an insufficiently studied psychological phenomenon. Four types of this speech activity are analyzed: direct inner speech, indirect inner speech, author’s narration and free indirect speech. Characteristics of the syntactic structure and lexical content are given. The peculiarities of its use in the short stories of the American writer Sherwood Anderson are analyzed. It is concluded that the use of numerous episodes of inner speech in narratives helps the author to create psychologically reliable images of characters and promotes expressive and stylistic diversity. The use of various methods of inner speech helps the author to establish communicative and psychological contact with the reader and to increase interest in the narrative.
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