Linguistic constructions

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“Language does not only represent reality but also creates it; it not only reflects experience but also brings it into existence” (Brockmeier, 2000, p. 57).

Brockmeier (2000) discusses the importance of syntax, “rhetoric and discourse devices,” and “discursive and narrative structures” for “express[ion] and shap[ing] of time” for the construction of time (pg. 57, 58). These language devices can be used to analyze an individual’s concept of temporality (and thus futurity) and to categorize narratives into described models.