TWO NURSERY RHYME POEMS FROM A TEXT WORLD THEORY PERSPECTIVE

The analysis of two nursery rhyme poems from the perspective Text World Theory shows complexity discourse structure genre that is popularly believed to be young children-oriented. According P. Werth, J. Gavins, Stockwell, text worlds (alternative spelling: text-worlds) are mental constructs/representations enable author create a particular and readers/listeners, understand interpret it. Such greatly depend on linguistic cues context text, as well one’s general knowledge real world his/her literary experience. In current study, rhymes Humpty Dumpty Sat Wall Hush Little Baby, Don’t Say Word viewed in three aspects: (a) world-building elements set temporal spatial parameters, specify enactors objects present text-world; function-advancing propositions; relational processes; (b) sub-worlds, or world-switches; (c) modalworlds. Wall, switch deictic text-worlds triggered by implied change local parameters introduction new enactors. On other hand, has complex consequently interrelated text-worlds. Its initial textworld, unlike first poem, deontic modal type. All (except for last one) either epistemic boulomaic modalworlds, both types being realized same sentences describe various hypothetical situations future enactor’s further actions. Each evolves previous one. This process ensured consequent repetition nouns denote and/or parallel constructions possible Thus, made it establish intratextual relations their discourse; besides, shown designed so facilitate development recipients’ cognitive skills.