The Indirect Speech Acts of College and University Students’ Meant Intentions in Social Media Communication

Abstract This study investigates Chinese and Japanese requests in social media communication, focusing on the requests made between university students. The data consisted of 300 social media requests made by 30 Chinese university students and 304 social media requests made by 30 Japanese university students, respectively. The findings revealed that the Chinese and Japanese participants displayed more similarities than differences regarding the request strategy that they preferred to use among peers on social media. Both groups employed direct requests the most frequently, followed by conventionally indirect requests. Non-conventionally indirect requests were used the least frequently by both groups. The Japanese participants employed twice as many external modifiers as their Chinese counterparts. In contrast, the Chinese participants used considerably more lexical/phrasal internal modifiers than the Japanese participants. The findings are discussed in relation to factors such as social distance, living arrangements and new technologies.

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Linguistic politeness in Polish social media – an overview of the problem

Socjolingwistyka ◽

10.17651/socjoling.35.10 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 171-193

Author(s):

Danuta Kępa-Figura

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Speech Acts ◽

Indirect Speech ◽

Linguistic Politeness ◽

Indirect Speech Acts ◽

The Social ◽

Verbal Messages

The main objective of this article is to formulate the principles of linguistic politeness that are operative in Polish social media (SM). The analysis focuses on the most popular SM in Poland – Facebook. The research has shown that the form of linguistic politeness operative in SM depends on: technical functionality; talking about oneself and using indirect speech acts is a commonly accepted behaviour in SM; verbal and non-verbal messages are considered equivalent acts of linguistic politeness; the most important cultural principles underlying linguistic politeness in SM are an orientation towards sincerity of conversation and a ridiculing attitude towards reality. Although the manifestations of the traditional and the social media model of linguistic politeness differ, both use the same communication script: conforming to the expectations of the recipient.

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Modalized speech acts in a spoken learner corpus: The case of can and could

Topics in Linguistics ◽

10.2478/topling-2021-0003 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 27-37

Author(s):

Petra Huschová

Keyword(s):

University Students ◽

Speech Acts ◽

Frequency Of Occurrence ◽

Semantic Features ◽

Modal Verbs ◽

Indirect Speech ◽

Spoken English ◽

Learner Corpus ◽

Indirect Speech Acts ◽

Modal Auxiliaries

Abstract This paper examines the use of the modal auxiliaries can and could in speech acts produced by university students of English. Its aim is to explore syntactic patterns, semantic features and pragmatic functions of utterances containing can/could in Corpus of Czech Students’ Spoken English. Taking account of pragmatic factors, including broader linguistic and extralinguistic context, the analysis attempts to identify the illocutionary forces conveyed by the modalized speech acts excerpted from the corpus dialogues. The findings indicate that the modal verbs are commonly employed as a modifying device in indirect speech acts, particularly in conventionalized directives. As for their frequency of occurrence, can proves to be a widely used modal auxiliary in spoken learner discourse, whereas the more remote could appears in the corpus much less frequently in that it is associated with a higher degree of diffidence.

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Has the Power of Language been Compromised by the Influence of Social Media?

Studies in English Language Teaching ◽

10.22158/selt.v5n2p172 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 172

Author(s):

Saleh M. Al-Salman

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Speech Acts ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Alternative Source ◽

Media Communication ◽

Cultural Attitudes ◽

Language Functions ◽

Political Views ◽

Social Media Communication

In discrete linguistic terminology, the power of discourse hinges on hedging together a host of key elements including conversational maxims, speech acts, situational context, reference, pragmatics, and language functions. The main instruments which lend power to these elements feature an elaborate array of lexis, grammar, phonology, and graphology. Another source of power in discourse resides in the personal characteristics of the participants/interlocutors in persuading and reaching out to their audience. In the last decade, however, the pure linguistic influence on discourse has been minimized and challenged by the growing power of social media in shaping and influencing all discourse types.This study investigates the role of social media and its networking websites such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, etc. in influencing discourse. The study builds on the hypothesis that the different modes of social media communication have been effective in determining an individual person’s or a party’s power of discourse. Social media can create an alternative source of power which supports the creation of ideologies, cultural attitudes, and political views.The data for the present study have been compiled from materials and information shared on You Tube, Facebook and other social networking applications. The data have also been drawn from tweets on political, social, cultural, human rights issues, presidential campaigns, recent waves of immigration, etc. The data were analyzed to show how the sharing of social media memes has done the work more efficiently than the most linguistically eloquent discourse.

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STRATEGI KOMUNIKASI CROWDFUNDING PADA KOLASE.COM

JIKE Jurnal Ilmu Komunikasi Efek ◽

10.32534/jike.v2i2.608 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 177-187

Author(s):

Venessa Agusta Gogali ◽

Fajar Muharam ◽

Syarif Fitri

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Communication Strategies ◽

Communication Strategy ◽

New Method ◽

Media Communication ◽

Social Activists ◽

Social Media Communication

Crowdfunding is a new method in fundraising activities based online. Moreover, the level of penetration of social media to the community is increasingly high. This makes social activists and academics realize that it is important to study social media communication strategies in crowdfunding activities. There is encouragement to provide an overview of crowdfunding activities. So the author conducted a research on "Crowdfunding Communication Strategy Through Kolase.com Through Case Study on the #BikinNyata Program Through the Kolase.com Website that successfully achieved the target. Keywords: Strategic of Communication, Crowdfunding, Social Media.

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#INCLUSION – THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION ON THE LEGITIMACY OF ARMED FORCES

CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES ◽

10.33179/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.21.2.2 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 43-60

Author(s):

EVA MOEHLECKE DE BASEGGIO ◽

OLIVIA SCHNEIDER ◽

TIBOR SZVIRCSEV TRESCH

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Political Communication ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Equation Model ◽

Media Communication ◽

The Public ◽

Political Legitimation ◽

Social Media Communication ◽

The Impact

The Swiss Armed Forces (SAF), as part of a democratic system, depends on legitimacy. Democracy, legitimacy and the public are closely connected. In the public sphere the SAF need to be visible; it is where they are controlled and legitimated by the citizens, as part of a deliberative discussion in which political decisions are communicatively negotiated. Considering this, the meaning of political communication, including the SAF’s communication, becomes obvious as it forms the most important basis for political legitimation processes. Social media provide a new way for the SAF to communicate and interact directly with the population. The SAF’s social media communication potentially brings it closer to the people and engages them in a dialogue. The SAF can become more transparent and social media communication may increase its reputation and legitimacy. To measure the effects of social media communication, a survey of the Swiss internet population was conducted. Based on this data, a structural equation model was defined, the effects of which substantiate the assumption that the SAF benefits from being on social media in terms of broadening its reach and increasing legitimacy values.

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