Linguistic indicators of point of view
Task A - our version
(A) The only thing that moved upon the vast
semicircle of the beach was one small black spot.
The phrase 'the vast semicircle of the beach' suggests a large open expanse
which is being viewed and 'one small black spot' suggests that the viewer
has just seen something so far away that it almost cannot be seen properly
- it looks like a black spot. From the (B) part of the extract it is also
clear that the viewing position from which all this is seen is close to
the remains of a stranded pilchard boat with which the viewer is already
familiar. We will explore this issue of new and assumed information later
on this page.
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