DOI: 10.24412/2470-1262-2023-1-58-72
Abstract: In literary works the dialogue is expressed by the direct speech construction. The
direct speech construction consists of author’s words (AW) and character’s words (CW). The predicate verbs of AW in the conversational expressions of characters include not only verbs (TVS) indicating speech but also verbs (TVN) that do not denote speech. The dialogue forms are divided into four types according to the positional combinations of AW and CW. Type A: AW is in preposition to CW; Type B: AW is in postposition to CW; Type C: AW is in interposition to CW; Type D: AW includes CW. Previous studies on the direct speech construction have not paid sufficient attention to the relationship between TVN and the dialogue forms. This paper analyzes TVN used in dialogue forms in Russian novels (18 works) from the second half of the 19th century to the second half of the 20th century, from the viewpoint of the relationship with four types of dialogue forms and the lexical classification of TVN. The analysis results reveals the following: 1) TVN is used intensively in type C. 2) TVN, meaning facial expressions and body movements, is used more frequently. 3) The use of TVN is one of the author’s strategies to attract readers’ attention.
Keywords: TVN, 4 types of dialogue forms, type C, the lexical meanings, facial expressions,
body movements, the reader’s attention, markedness.
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For citation: Mitsushi Kitajo, (2023).
‘Verbs of Non-Speech in Dialogue forms of Russian Novels.
Cross-Cultural Studies: Education and Science, Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2023), pp. 58-72 (in USA)
Manuscript received 15/02/2023
Accepted for publication: 26/03/2023