Deixis and speech

Abstract

In this work we will show how the deixis participates in the metafictional and metadiscursive construction, and, in general, in the construction of meaning at the level of discourse. To this end, we will examine a fable by Tomás de Iriarte and several translations of it and show the consequences of this metadiscursive function. In order to do this, and in addition to examining the texts indicated, it will be necessary to clarify as far as possible the idea of deixis. Our analysis is developed in relation to the gramaticography tradition and the theory of enunciation.