A Threshold of Enunciative Strategies in the Thirteenth Century: The Hierarchical Organization of Discourse

In this paper we carry out an analysis of the behavior of the 13th-century French particle or 'but, now, well', focusing on the discursive strategy adopted by the speaker, who establishes an interactive game with the listener from a position of authority. The numerous texts analyzed confirm a strongly hierarchized discourse in which or is the reference point from which the speaker imposes his discourse on the listener by means of three clearly defined strategies: whether it be adopting his discourse, detaching himself from it, or attributing it to another speaker. References. Adapted from the source document