Obiettivo We always take in a certain perspective when we speak. Languages have a wide variety of linguistic means to express perspective. While perspectival elements are most of the time used from the perspective of the speaker, they can also be used from the perspective of someone else, a possibility that is fully exploited in narratives. The central aim of this project is to deepen our understanding of perspective shifts. It will not only elucidate the semantic and pragmatic mechanisms underlying interpretation shifts of specific expressions, but also unite them in a general formal model of perspective shift. Moreover, these insights will be used to unravel the linguistic grounding of narrative perspective. The project will focus on Ancient Greek, a language with a particularly rich perspective system. Not only do many classes of expressions involve perspective in some way (e.g. attitudinal particles, optative mood, tense and aspect, evaluatives, participles), but authors like Thucydides are also known for their subtle manipulation of narrative perspective. It is far from clear, however, how these shifts in narrative perspective are effected by the linguistic expressions used.This project will study (i) the relation between attitudinal particles and perspective shifts, (ii) the role of evaluative expressions, and (iii) the relation between temporal perspective and narrative perspective. State-of-the-art computational methods will be used to extract data from existing corpora, revealing patterns that have eluded traditional methods; this methodology will be a major innovation in the field of classical philology.The present project goes beyond previous semantic studies (i) by investigating more subtle and pervasive ways of perspective creation than the free indirect discourse technique and (ii) through the development of a general formal model of perspective shift, integrating the contribution of several perspective involving expressions. Campo scientifico humanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticsnatural sciencescomputer and information sciencescomputational sciencehumanitieslanguages and literatureliterature studieshistory of literature Programma(i) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) ERC-SG-SH4 - ERC Starting Grant - The Human Mind and its complexity Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2013-StG Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Istituzione ospitante STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT Contributo UE € 1 044 798,00 Indirizzo HOUTLAAN 4 6525 XZ Nijmegen Paesi Bassi Mostra sulla mappa Regione Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Corien Liesbeth Anke Bary (Dr.) Contatto amministrativo Charles Herwijn (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Beneficiari (1) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto STICHTING RADBOUD UNIVERSITEIT Paesi Bassi Contributo UE € 1 044 798,00 Indirizzo HOUTLAAN 4 6525 XZ Nijmegen Mostra sulla mappa Regione Oost-Nederland Gelderland Arnhem/Nijmegen Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Corien Liesbeth Anke Bary (Dr.) Contatto amministrativo Charles Herwijn (Mr.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato