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The research aims to explore how indexical meanings in language construct trauma and post-traumatic growth in the character Kya Clark.

July 30, 2026International Journal of Transformative Multidisciplinary Studies

An Indexicality Analysis of Post-Traumatic Growth in Cinematic Discourse: Kya Clark in Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

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Qualitative analysis reveals how Kya Clark's discourse constructs trauma and resilience, suggesting deeper meanings in cinematic narratives.

The research aims to explore how indexical meanings in language construct trauma and post-traumatic growth in the character Kya Clark.
Qualitative discourse analysis of selected dialogues in the film
Close reading and thematic categorization to analyze linguistic features
Indexicality analysis based on Silverstein's Indexicality Theory
Trauma is indexed through silence, emotional withdrawal, and self-exclusion highlighting distress and isolation.
Post-traumatic growth is represented by emotional agency and assertive self-positioning, indicating resilience.
The framework developed includes trauma-indexed, transitional resilience, and post-traumatic growth discourses.

Adaya et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Qualitative analysis reveals how Kya Clark's discourse constructs trauma and resilience, suggesting deeper meanings in cinematic narratives.