Abstract
. Abstract: This paper examines point of view in Alasdair Gray's short story Star from a discourse stylistics perspective with the objective of raising the reader's awareness of the main character's world as manifested in the language of the text. The analysis emphasizes an integration of language and literature and draws upon theories developed in the general field of discourse stylistics (Carter and Simpson 1989). A modified transitivity model (Berry 1975) is used for the purposes of linguistic analysis. To understand Cameron's world and for the purposes of this research, the following sections are considered: an introduction includes definitions and background information (The Star, point of view, discourse stylistics); a summary of the transitivity model (Berry 1975); an analysis of point of view in the story. The analysis will focus on: observations/intuitions about the text followed with linguistic analysis/support using Berry's transitivity model. The discussion of results and the conclusion show how observations/intuitions about the text combined with linguistic evidence enhance our understanding of Cameron's world which magically transforms his miserable life to become one of the stars.
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