Investigating indexicality and representation with corpora

Handford, Michael ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4224-3663 and Al-Shahrani, Zaina 2024. Investigating indexicality and representation with corpora. Heritage, Frazer and Taylor, Charlotte, eds. Analysing representation: A corpus and discourse textbook, Routledge, (10.4324/9781003350972-10)

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Abstract

This chapter explores indexicality as an important widespread linguistic phenomenon. The chapter defines the concept of ‘indexing’ and explains how indexicality can be recognised in our speech directly or indirectly or, in other words, how it can be classified as referential or nonreferential. It also explains how indexicality is related to the wider linguistic phenomenon of representation. To explain this relationship, some studies on indexing identity are presented and discussed throughout the chapter to illustrate how referential and most commonly nonreferential indexicality relate to representation. We argue that indexicality is a procedure within a linguistic process that contributes to achieving representation. In addition, contextual knowledge is considered a core factor in indexicality and is particularly required for nonreferential indexicality to operate and to be appropriately recognised during interactions.

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Schools > English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	Routledge
ISBN:	9781003350972
Last Modified:	08 Apr 2025 11:58
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/167145

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