[Bulk] Re: [SEELANGS] discourse words

[David Powelstock]

Definitely "otvechal," because he's emphasizing that the action was indeed
performed, in parallel with "govoril." It seems to me that Russian aspect
proves rather merciless in this instance, for this usage prevents Putin from
being able to make the claim of finality that would be expressed by
"otvetil." In English, "I've already answered that" (where have I heard that
before?) preserves a valuable (to the speaker!) ambiguity. Speaking of that
ambiguity, "v printsipe" adds a similar ambiguity back in. I think that
proponents of purely descriptive discourse analysis would need to
acknowledge that in this case, at least, functions more to the advantage of
the politician than to that of the citizenry. 

Cheers,
David P.



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отвечал, а не ответил?

Original Message:
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From: Alina Israeli aisrael at AMERICAN.EDU
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2007 11:21:11 -0500
To: SEELANGS at BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: [Bulk] Re: [SEELANGS] discourse words


On Nov 29, 2007, at 11:11 AM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

> Just imagine VVP talking like that.
>


Just imagine:

ВОПРОС: В моем вопросе речь шла о многополярности в самой России как  
таковой и о том, что касается отношения международного сообщества в  
отношении России, если она не соблюдает эти принципы: убийства  
журналистов, страхи, боязнь, отсутствие свободы, неправительственные  
организации.

В.ПУТИН: Я два слова скажу. Там был другой какой-то вопрос, на этот я  
в принципе уже отвечал, когда говорил о составе российского парламента.

Речь Путина в Мюнхене (2007)

http://ru.wikisource.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%B5%D1%87%D1%8C_%D0%9F%D1%83% 
D1%82%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B0_%D0%B2_%D0%9C%D1%8E%D0%BD%D1%85%D0%B5%D0%BD% 
D0%B5_(2007)


Alina Israeli
LFS, American University
4400 Massachusetts Ave., NW
Washington DC. 20016
(202) 885-2387 	
fax (202) 885-1076
aisrael at american.edu




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