A study of epistemic modality in academic and popularised discourse: the case of possibility adverbs perhaps, maybe and possibly

[EN] This paper describes the use of perhaps, maybe and possibly in a cross-disciplinary corpus of academic and popularised scientific writing. It accounts for their higher frequency in popularised discourse by investigating their functions in detail. The analysis, conducted from various perspectives (syntactic, semantic, pragmatic and rhetorical), suggests that two factors are at work: the evidential basis for the epistemic assessment and the mode of discourse the marker is most closely associated with.

Cuando la memoria es una condena: análisis narratológico de Funes el Memorioso de Borges

[ES]En este trabajo proponemos un análisis narratológico del cuento Funes el Memorioso, de Jorge Luis Borges. A partir del estudio de la configuración de los subcódigos literarios, tanto en el nivel de la historia como del discurso, se propone una semántica del texto en el marco de los intereses narrativos del autor. Para el hombre normal, vivir consiste en forjarse un mundo simplificado; el hombre que no se conforma con esta “normalidad”, como el protagonista del relato, cuya memoria de los detalles le impide abstraer conceptos, incurre en hybris y está abocado a su autodestrucción.

Teaching and learning discourse analysis: some ideas on the use of ICTs

[EN]ICTs have played a major role in transforming the way we teach and learn. The purpose of this paper is to present some ideas on how ICTs can be implemented in the teaching and learning of discourse analysis. ICTs offer valuable material to help explain key theoretical concepts of discourse analysis and to examine linguistic and social reality. A tweet, a video song, a speech, an advertisement or a hoax-mail may enhance students’ motivation and stimulate critical thinking.