Character, Hero or Actant?

Authors

  • Liliana Alic Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Keywords:

actant, actor, character, competence, connotation, dynamic character, desired object, hero, legend, literary text, main character, motive, myth, narrative, narrator, narrative function, narrative sentence, Patient, plot, sender, secondary character, static character, stereotype story, thematic role, traitor

Abstract

This paper presents the most important stages of the successive transformation of the category of character. The character is to be found in narratives, and according to the linguistic or literary trend, it was analyzed from various points of view. The semiotic approach is the most recent, and it considers this category as being part of a narrative scheme. Semioticians applied linguistic models to narrative, and new categories appeared, such as Agent, Pacient, Actant, or Actor.

Author Biography

Liliana Alic, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania

Dept. of Foreign Languages and Literatures

Published

2007-01-15

Issue

Vol. 12(47) (2005)

Section

LINGUISTICS AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS