scholarly journals Irony in communicative behaviour of Elite in Edwardian Britain

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (Extra-E) ◽  
pp. 405-413
Author(s):  
Irina Aleksandrovna Tislenkova ◽  
Viktoria Viktorovna Tikhaeva ◽  
Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Glebova ◽  
Irina Vladimirovna Bgantseva ◽  
Ekaterina Yuryevna Ionkina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Xxth Century ◽  
Social Elite ◽  
To Come

The article is devoted to the analysis of little-studied specific in functioning of irony in the speech of English social elite. The aim of the study is to conduct sociolinguistic analysis of Julian Fellowes’s TV series script "Downton Abbey" to identify the language markers of irony, used by English aristocrats in the early XXth century, describe tactics and types of speech acts attached to irony, its impact on communicants. The main methods used in the study include sociolinguistic analysis of character's speech by means of sociolinguistic categories. Analysis of the contexts, where irony is used, allowed us to come to conclusion that the information plan of the ironic statement is expressed implicitly, includes methods of labeling, devaluation of interlocutor’s merits, humiliation, and mockery by means of hyperbolic metaphor, ironic pejorative, allusion and antithesis. The data, obtained in the process of research, can be used in the course of intercultural communication, stylistics, translation and semiotics.

Silencing Without Uptake

2021 ◽  
pp. 182-209
Author(s):  
Kate Greasley*
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Analytical Philosophy ◽  
Success Condition ◽  
Catharine Mackinnon ◽  
Sexual Refusal ◽  
To Come

Catharine MacKinnon has claimed that some pornography “silences” women. Some work in feminist analytical philosophy suggests it does so by depriving them of the capacity to perform certain speech acts, such as (and most prominently) the speech act of sexual refusal. This has been termed the silencing of “illocutionary disablement.” Critics object that this silencing claim involves a contentious thesis about the success conditions of speech acts such as sexual refusal: that the auditor’s comprehension, or “uptake,” of the speaker’s intent is required for the speech act to come off. I try to show that the illocutionary disablement claim can do without the uptake condition as it has heretofore been formulated. Even if audience uptake is not a success condition for each individual act of sexual refusal, reciprocity of a certain kind is still a condition of women’s continuing ability to engage the refusal illocution. When pornography disrupts the conditions for that reciprocity it will effectuate illocutionary disablement. I also consider whether the illocutionary disablement under consideration here is properly thought of as “silencing.”

Internal e-mail communication in the workplace: Is there an “East-West divide”?

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Annelise Ly
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Present Article ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Communication Styles ◽  
Role Enactment ◽  
Internal Work ◽  
Business Units ◽  
E Mail ◽  
East West ◽  
The Way

AbstractWesterners are often depicted in intercultural communication literature as direct and Asians indirect when they communicate. If their communication styles are so different, however, how can they understand each other and collaborate in the workplace? The present article looks at internal e-mail communication in the workplace. More specifically, the aim of this article is twofold: first, to analyze the way Western employees formulate three different speech acts (request, criticism, and disagreement) when writing internal work e-mails to their Asian colleagues, and second, to examine the way these e-mails are perceived by the Asian employees in terms of politeness, friendliness, and clarity. The data consists of 182 elicited e-mails produced by Western employees using role enactment and 33 perception questionnaires collected in different Asian business units of an international company. The procedure to analyze the elicited e-mails is inspired by the CCSARP while the questionnaires are analyzed following sociolinguistics studies. Last, the discussion of the results is anchored partly in the ongoing East-West politeness debate.

scholarly journals SPEECH ACTS PREFERENCE IN COMPUTER – MEDIATED INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION VIA FACEBOOK MESSENGER: A NETNOGRAPHIC STUDY

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yehezkiel Adhi Nugraha
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Direct Speech ◽  
Indirect Speech Acts ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Native Speakers Of English

<p>People will not only use language for sharing message but also due to do an action. Through language, people will ask, promise, refuse, greet, invite, thank, and so on. The purpose of this research is to identify the speech acts preference used by Indonesian and Filipino non – native speakers of English via Facebook Messenger. Besides, to identify the similar or different of speech acts preference they used.</p><p>             The source of data are utterances of conversation in Facebook Messenger. The researcher applies documentation and an observation (reading the book and internet as the references) in collecting the data. After collecting the data, the researcher analyzes the data by focusing the speech acts theory. In order to support the evidence of the result, the researcher needs to describe and compare the high context-cultures and low context-cultures by Hall (1976) and also cultural dimension of Indonesia and Philippines by Hofstede.</p>The result of the analysis shows that the most speech acts preference used by Indonesian and Filipino non - native speakers of English is direct speech act. Similar and different types of speech acts are found. The similar speech act preferences are found in declarations and representatives. The different speech acts preferences are found in expressives, directives, commissives, direct, and indirect speech acts. The result of this research also shows that the communication of Indonesian and Filipino are included into low contex-cultures. It is contrary with the theory of Hall and Hofstede which shows that Indonesia and Philippines factually should be high context-cultures.

scholarly journals “Xaste Nabâši(D)” As A Culture Specific Speech Act In Persian

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 269-289
Author(s):  
Masoume Khodaei Moghaddam ◽  
Mahmoud Elyasi ◽  
Shahla Sharifi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Cultural Patterns ◽  
Politeness Theory ◽  
Persian Language ◽  
Phatic Communication ◽  
To Come ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Natural Settings ◽  
Different Cultures

As different cultures have different speech acts and some cases of unsuccessful communication are due to the differences among the cultural patterns of speech acts, knowledge of these speech acts can help people to communicate more successfully. In this regard, the present paper ,based on Brown and Levinson Politeness Theory (1987), examines and analyzes œxaste nabi(d)  speech act in Persian language to come up with the functions it serves in the Iranian Persian-speaking community for those non-Persian speakers who want to speak or learn Persian. For this purpose, some native speakers of Persian language from different ages and different groups were ­observed in such natural settings as markets, shops, the streets, and parties and their speech was recorded; then transcribed and translated into English, finally, the data was analyzed qualitatively. The results show that, there are seven major functions of xaste nabi(d) in Persian which are as follows: In literal meaning of "not being exhausted or tired", phatic communication, greeting and sometimes to bid farewell, mitigating request, to state indirectly end of a work or an activity, thanking and blaming. Finally, it is worth noting that we can define politeness in Persian language as using such politeness expressions (”xaste nabi(d) not only for mitigating face threatening act (FTA), but also for face enhancing act (FEA) and successful interaction and communication. So incompatible with politeness definition of Brown and Levinson (1987) who consider politeness simply as a means of mitigating FTA, politeness in Persian is defined as FEA too.

scholarly journals Pasang Ri Kajang in Developing Youth Character of Environmental Love in Tana Toa Kajang

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 131
Author(s):  
Kamaluddin Tajibu
Keyword(s):  
Character Education ◽  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Community Members ◽  
The World ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
The Will ◽  
To Come ◽  
Youth Community

The study is aimed to determine the values of Pasang ri Kajang in building the youth character of environmental love in Tana Toa Village, Kajang District, Bulukumba Regency. This type of research is a qualitative descriptive study with intercultural communication as the approach of study. The data are obtained from Ammatoa with its traditional stakeholders, the Ammatoa youth community as well as community leaders who have concerned with Ammatoa community members. Data are analyzed using semiotics analysis. The results of the Pasang believed to be the will of Turiek Akrakna, which is handed down to Ammatoa I, and passed onto his successor, Ammatoa, is a source of values that govern the world life in its journey towards a life in the days to come. The noble values that can be implemented into conservation character education from the local wisdom of the Ammatoa indigenous people are about 1) Love to Almighty God and His universe; 2) Be responsibility, discipline, and independence; 3) Be honest, 4) Be scrupulous; 5) Work hard in preserving nature; 6) Do justice; 7) Be Modesty; and 8) Love for peace and unity. These values are very suitable to be implemented in building the character of children to love the environment, especially the forest environment.كان الغرض من هذه الدراسة هو تحديد قيم Pasang ri Kajang في بناء شخصية الشباب في الحب البيئي في قريةTana Toa ، منطقةKajang ، محافظة Bulukumba  هذا النوع من البحث هو دراسة وصفية نوعية مع نهج تواصل بين الثقافات. تم الحصول على مصادر البيانات منAmmatoa  مع أصحاب المصلحة التقليديين وأفراد المجتمع (الشباب) ، وكذلك قادة المجتمع الذين لديهم قلق لأفراد مجتمع Keammatoaan .تم تحليل البيانات باستخدام تحليل السيميائية. كانت نتائج الأزواج، التي يعتقد أنها إرادةTuriek Akrakna ، والتي تم تسليمها إلىAmmatoa I ، وتم نقلها إلىAmmatoa ، خليفته، مصدرًا للقيم التي حكمت حياة العالم في رحلته إلى الحياة في الأيام القادمة. القيم النبيلة التي يمكن تنفيذها في الحفاظ على تعليم الشخصية من الحكمة المحلية لسكان أماتوا الأصليين هي 1) حب الله والكون ومحتوياته، 2) المسؤولية والانضباط والاستقلالية، 3) صادق، 4) شامل، 5 ) العمل الشاق في الحفاظ على الطبيعة، 6) العدل، 7) البساطة، 8) حب السلام والوحدة. هذه القيم مناسبة جدًا ليتم تنفيذها في بناء شخصية الأطفال الذين يحبون البيئة، وخاصة بيئة الغابات. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui nilai-nilai Pasang ri Kajang dalam membangun karakter pemuda cinta lingkungan di Desa Tana Toa Kecamatan Kajang Kabupaten Bulukumba. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif kualitatif dengan pendekatan komunikasi antarbudaya. Sumber data diperoleh dari Ammatoa dengan para pemangku adatnya, Warga masyarakat (pemuda), serta tokoh masyarakat yang mempunyai kepedulian terhadap warga masyarakat Keammatoaan. Data dianalisis dengan menggunakan analisis semiotika. Hasil penelitian Pasang yang diyakini sebagai kehendak dari Turiek Akrakna yang diturunkan kepada Ammatoa I, dan diteruskan kepada Ammatoa penerusnya, merupakan sumber nilai-nilai yang mengatur kehidupan dunia dalam perjalanannya menuju kehidupan di hari kemudian. Nilai-nilai luhur yang dapat diimplementasikan ke dalam pendidikan karakter konservasi dari kearifan lokal masyarakat adat Ammatoa adalah: 1) cinta kepada Tuhan dan alam semesta beserta isinya, 2) tanggung jawab, disiplin, dan mandiri, 3) jujur, 4) teliti, 5) kerja keras dalam pelestarian alam, 6) keadilan, 7) Kesederhanan , 8) cinta damai dan persatuan. Nilai-nilai tersebut sangat cocok diimplementasikan dalam membangun karakter anak akan cinta lingkungan terutama lingkungan hutan.

scholarly journals SPEECH ACTS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY ANGLICAN CHURCH SERVICES, KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Njuki Muriithi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Quantitative Data ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Anglican Church ◽  
Strong Basis ◽  
Cooperative Principle ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
The Bible ◽  
To Come

This study is based on a pulpit discourse and aimed at determining the speech acts that are used in sermons. The research is based on the Anglican Churches within Kirinyaga. The study shows how priests use the speech act to influence the hearers or congregation to make decisions. The research was also based on both speech act theory and the cooperative principle to understand the contextual basis deep. The maxims of the speech act are discussed, and recommendations are made on how they are supposed to be embraced for quality purposes. The research used several methods of collecting first-hand information. These methods were both based on qualitative and quantitative data. They include observation, recording, and direct interviews which were later analyzed and recorded for reference in the future. For instance, the recordings were transcribed and recorded in disks that were not prone to attack by malware. The types of speech acts used in the sermons include verdictives, commissives, declarations, representatives, and directives. These speech acts were representing a part of the sermon which conveyed a strong basis of the sermon. Thus, it acted as a strengthening catalyst. The study on the other hand showed how the speaker used the speech acts to inform, congratulate, make promises, and condemn. It is therefore recommended that the Bible Teaching Institutions should make sure before releasing a person for priestly duties is well conformed with the speech acts in such a way that the congregation can rely on them in times of word which is aimed at changing their lives and affecting their decision making. In conclusion, the research is solely concerned with speech acts in Anglican Churches within Kirinyaga and the same should be done in other churches to come up with a contextual distinctive clue on the same subject. <p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0889/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

Exploring Novice Thai EFL Lecturers’ Perceptions of Intercultural Communication Competence

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 56-72
Author(s):  
Thidaporn Jumpakate ◽  
Le Trung Hieu
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Communication Competence ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
World Population ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Intercultural Communication Competence ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
To Come

With the rapid changes of world population, people are likely to come into contact with others with diverse backgrounds and experiences.  Accordingly, Thai graduates are often required to have intercultural communication skills. The skills are parts of professional communication skills that the students should be acquired so as to respond to employers’ demand. As such, institutions are placing more consideration on intercultural communication competence (ICC). This study, therefore, aims to: 1) investigate teachers’ perceptions of ICC; and 2) investigate how teachers integrated ICC into their classes/lessons. Six novice EFL teachers from Thai universities were interviewed. Then, the interview data was transcribed and grouped into themes. According to the findings, overall, the participants have various understanding of ICC. For the ICC’s integration, participants’ answers can be categorized into five main groups, which are: 1) intercultural attitudes, 2) knowledge, 3) skills of interpreting and relating, 4) skills of discovery and interaction, and 5) critical cultural awareness. This study shows the teachers’ perceptions of ICC and how they could integrate ICC in classes. The results also reveal that the teachers are willing to intercorporate activities regarding ICC into their teaching contexts.  Pedagogical implications of this study are proposed. On the basis of these findings, the pedagogical implications and suggestions are included in this paper.

The Quest for Ecstatic Sovereignty: Georges Bataille’s Obsession with the Lingchi Photos

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 213-236
Author(s):  
Meng-Shi Chen
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Georges Bataille ◽  
Political Authority ◽  
Ethical Implication ◽  
Photographic Images ◽  
Loss Of Self ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
To Come ◽  
Ecstatic Experience

Abstract This essay considers the way Georges Bataille associates sovereignty with ecstasy through his peculiar emotive reactions to the photographic images of lingchi execution. Aside from the traditional views relating to political authority, I show how Bataille holds an idiosyncratic notion of sovereignty that is firmly connected with ecstasy, which is disclosed and best exemplified in his fascination with the lingchi photos with intolerable imagery of torture and cruelty. I argue that the reasons for Bataille to seek ecstatic experience is to overcome banality and servility derived from the instrumentalization of our culture, so as to allow sovereignty to come into being. Although cruelty is a persistent theme in Bataille’s writings, I point out that what makes the lingchi photos pivotal for him is that it is the mirror of somatic disintegration, extreme physical violence and cruelty that corresponds to the rupture of psychological integrity as the state of ecstatic loss of self in a metaphysical sense, reflecting thus the non-boundary of uncontained sovereign individual. Furthermore, in the experience of ecstatic self-loss, an empathic identity is built up between Bataille and the victim of the lingchi execution, which not only allows the conception of ecstatic sovereignty to be endowed with ethical implication but also makes it an alternative approach to the issue of intercultural communication.

scholarly journals Discourse Approach to Teaching Language and Communication Skills

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (2 (9)) ◽  
pp. 111-116
Author(s):  
Gohar Hovsepyan
Keyword(s):  
Intercultural Communication ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Teaching Language ◽  
Linguistic Patterns ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
Sociocultural Background ◽  
The Given ◽  
Different Levels

The successful realization of speech acts is a challenge which supposes general sociocultural background knowledge about the types of speech acts and strategies that are applicable under certain circumstances and the appropriateness and relevance of the given speech act, etc. However, the necessity of such a comprehensive approach is not always understood and accepted in the process of teaching speech acts. There is a primitive tendency to identify speech acts with certain linguistic patterns. The investigation shows that discourse analysis can provide valuable material for efficient language teaching at different levels and in various spheres in courses of grammar, vocabulary, communication strategies, intercultural communication and socio-linguistics.

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