SPEECH ACT THEORY LIOUDMILA KOURCHAK BELARUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITYSPEECH

SPEECH ACT THEORY LIOUDMILA KOURCHAK BELARUSSIAN STATE UNIVERSITY

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COMMUNICATION MODEL А1 PLAYS an ACTION DIRECTED TOWARDS А2 WITH A SPECIFIC PURPOSE IN A SPEECH ACT IN A PARTICULAR COMMUNICATIVE SITUATION

Speech Act Theory-communicative approach, based on the activity approach to language According to Austin's: the idea of an "illocutionary act" can be captured by emphasizing that "by saying something, we do something", i.e. when someone orders someone else to go by saying "Go!", when a minister joins two people in marriage saying, "I now pronounce you husband and wife." These actions are caused by the intention of the speaker

Locution, illocution and perlocution locutionary act: the performance of an utterance illocutionary act: the semantic 'illocutionary force' of the utterance, thus its real, intended meaning . (so, it fulfills illocutionary function — IF). perlocutionary act: its actual effect, such as persuading, convincing

type of illocutionary speech act is that performed in the utterance of what Austin calls performatives types of illocutionary speech acts: Representatives (assertives) = speech acts that commit a speaker to the truth of the expressed proposition I say that directives = speech acts that are to cause the hearer to take a particular action, e.g. requests, commands and advice Ladies and gentlemen, please give me your attention commissives = speech acts that commit a speaker to some future action, e.g. promises I will try my best to be at home for dinner declarations = speech acts that change the reality in accord with the proposition of the declaration You are fired. expressives = speech acts that express the speaker's attitudes and emotions towards the proposition, e.g. congratulations, excuses and thanks Sorry for that!

indirect speech acts the meaning of the linguistic means used may also be different from the content intended to be communicated. One may, for instance, say, "Peter, can you open the window?", thereby asking Peter whether he will be able to open the window, but also requesting that he do so. Since the request is performed indirectly, by means of (directly) performing a question, it counts as an indirect speech act.

indirect speech acts Could you pass the salt? I’d be much obliged if you would pay me the money back soon. Do you want to hand me that hammer over there on the table? Why don’t you be quiet? It would be a good idea if you gave me the money now. How many times have I told you (must I tell you) not to eat with your fingers? I would appreciate it if you could make less noise.

Pragmatic focus of the text speech acts do not exist by themselves, they are connected in the text according to the main strategy of the text ADVERTISING may perform different functions: assertives (product information, including images), commissives (quality or security guarantee), expressives (expression of admiration for the product and its qualities, including a series of visual aesthetics) etc. But! The pragmatic focus of advertising is always the directives: Go and buy!