The Deixis Analysis on The Stoic by John Galsworthy

Abstract

The objective of this study is to describe the types of deixis used in the short story The Stoic by John Galsworthy. The study is entitled “The Deixis Analysis on The Stoic by John Galsworthy” and focuses on the utterances of characters that contain deictic expressions. Yule’s (1996) theory on deixis serves as the primary framework for the analysis, and the short story is used as the data source. The research adopts a qualitative descriptive method, which involves collecting, classifying, and analyzing utterances containing deixis. According to Yule (1996:9), there are three main types of deixis: person deixis, which involves the relationship between the speaker and the addressee; temporal deixis, which refers to time-related information; and spatial deixis, which concerns the specific location related to an event. Furthermore, person deixis is subdivided into three forms—first person, second person, and third person—based on the speaker’s point of view. The results of the study show that the most frequently used type of deixis in The Stoic is person deixis, with first person deixis occurring 24 times, followed by second person deixis (7 times), third person deixis (5 times), spatial deixis (8 times), and temporal deixis (6 times), making a total of 50 deictic expressions identified in the short story. The dominance of first person deixis highlights the subjective perspective and personal involvement of the narrator or characters in the events of the story. This suggests that the narrative heavily relies on the character’s personal experiences and inner reflections.