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To achieve successful communication, it is crucial to say clearly what we mean, but, at the same time, we need to pay attention to the form of our utterances, to avoid misunderstandings and the risk of offending our interlocutors. To avoid these pitfalls, we use a special category of utterances called 'indirect speech acts' (ISAs) that enable an ...
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To achieve successful communication, it is crucial to say clearly what we mean, but, at the same time, we need to pay attention to the form of our utterances, to avoid misunderstandings and the risk of offending our interlocutors. To avoid these pitfalls, we use a special category of utterances called 'indirect speech acts' (ISAs) that enable an ...
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ACM SIGART Bulletin, 1978
1. A characterization of the forms that may be used to convey particular speech acts.2. A description of mechanism(s) to relate surface forms to underlying speech acts.3. An account of the conversational implications of choosing a particular surface form.For a theory to adequately deal with indirect speech acts, it must contain at least the following ...
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1. A characterization of the forms that may be used to convey particular speech acts.2. A description of mechanism(s) to relate surface forms to underlying speech acts.3. An account of the conversational implications of choosing a particular surface form.For a theory to adequately deal with indirect speech acts, it must contain at least the following ...
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Direct and Indirect Speech Acts in Court Speeches
Journal of Namibian Studies : History Politics Culture, 2023Speech acts theory is not about words, phrases or sentences which are mainly used as units of interaction between people, but basically about actions that are achieved through such utterances. 'Speech acts theory' belongs to the realm of Pragmatics. In this study, selected stretches of discourse of two court speeches are highlighted.
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Journal of Pragmatics, 2011
Abstract I discuss two recent articles (Pinker, Steven, Nowak, Martin, Lee, James, 2008. The logic of indirect speech. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (3), 833–838, and Lee, James, Pinker, Steven, 2010. Rationales for indirect speech: the theory of the strategic speaker. Psychological Review 117 (3), 785–807), in which the authors
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Abstract I discuss two recent articles (Pinker, Steven, Nowak, Martin, Lee, James, 2008. The logic of indirect speech. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105 (3), 833–838, and Lee, James, Pinker, Steven, 2010. Rationales for indirect speech: the theory of the strategic speaker. Psychological Review 117 (3), 785–807), in which the authors
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Cognitive features of indirect speech acts
Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2023Isabella Paola Boux +2 more
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