scholarly journals An Analysis of Speech Acts in the Inaugural Address of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the President of the Republic of Ghana on January 7, 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
John Demuyakor
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Inaugural Address ◽  
Human Communication ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
The Republic

Speech acts as an important element during communication, because it explains the thoughts of the speaker(s). A speech act is more about what is performed when uttering words and not about individual words or sentences that are known to form the basic elements of human communication. An attempt to do something through speaking is what is known as a speech act and a lot of things can be done through speaking. A speech act is studied under speech act theory and is found in the domain of pragmatics. Using a qualitative research design, the key objective of this study is to analyze the types of speech acts adopted in the inaugural address of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo as the President of the Republic of Ghana for his second term on the 7th January 2021. This study analyzed the Inaugural Address using Searle’s theory of speech act as a theoretical framework with emphasis on Searle’s five categories of speech act. The study showed that out of a total of 74 locutionary / Statements in the inaugural address,assertive acts are 40.5% of the utterances, commissive acts are 25.6%, while directive, expressive and declarative have small portions, of 13.5%, 12.2%, and 8.2% respectively.

scholarly journals The analysis of speech acts patterns in two Egyptian inaugural speeches

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Imad Hayif Sameer
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Small Difference ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Human Communication

The theory of speech acts, which clarifies what people do when they speak, is not about individual words or sentences that form the basic elements of human communication, but rather about particular speech acts that are performed when uttering words. A speech act is the attempt at doing something purely by speaking. Many things can be done by speaking.  Speech acts are studied under what is called speech act theory, and belong to the domain of pragmatics. In this paper, two Egyptian inaugural speeches from El-Sadat and El-Sisi, belonging to different periods were analyzed to find out whether there were differences within this genre in the same culture or not. The study showed that there was a very small difference between these two speeches which were analyzed according to Searle’s theory of speech acts. In El Sadat’s speech, commissives came to occupy the first place. Meanwhile, in El–Sisi’s speech, assertives occupied the first place. Within the speeches of one culture, we can find that the differences depended on the circumstances that surrounded the elections of the Presidents at the time. Speech acts were tools they used to convey what they wanted and to obtain support from their audiences. 

scholarly journals TINDAK TUTUR ILOKUSI DALAM PERCAKAPAN TOKOH PADA PERTUNJUKAN DRAMA DILARANG MENYANYI DI KAMAR MANDI OLEH TEATER TIANG

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 47
Author(s):  
Puput Agustin ◽  
Mujiman Rus Andianto ◽  
Bambang Edi Purnomo
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Data Presentation ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Analysis Technique ◽  
Three Stages

Illocutionary speech act is an act of speech that has the intention of conveying information to its destination so that the speech partner does something. Illocutionary speech acts are found in all aspects of daily social interactions. It is also included in the interactions contained in a drama performance Do Not Sing in the Bathroom which is performed by the Tiang Theater, Jember University. According to Searle, the form of illocutionary speech acts consists of several forms, namely representative, directive, declarative, expressive, and commissive. This study uses a qualitative research design while the type of research used is descriptive which aims toproblems in accordance with reality based on facts. The data in this research is in the form of dialogues that are told by drama characters in the performance. The source of the data in this study is a video performance documentation. Data collection techniques used in this study were documentation techniques and data transcripts. The data analysis technique used in this study consisted of three stages, namely data reduction, data presentation, and data analysis procedures (preparation, implementation, and completion). The results of this study indicate that there are forms of illocutionary speech acts in the dialogue of the characters in the drama Prohibited from Singing in the Bathroom by Teater Tiang Universitas Jember, namely: representative, directive, expressive, declarative, and commissive. the illocutionary speech act functions of the drama characters. namely: competitive, convivial, collaborative / cooperation, and conflict. Support speech partners for the illocutionary speech acts received.

scholarly journals The Metaphorical Assertion of Minangkabau Cultural Leaders’ Speeches

2021 ◽  
pp. 90-100
Author(s):  
Aprili Yanti ◽  
Khairina Khairina ◽  
Mulyadi Oktavianus
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Language Research ◽  
Equivalent Method ◽  
Cultural Leaders ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study aimed to explain the assertive illocutionary speech of Minangkabau cultural leaders in the context of a monologue speech termed Pitaruah Ayah, containing cultural values wrapped in metaphorical speech. This research refers to Searle’s speech act theory and descriptive qualitative research methods were used. Data were collected from the records of all of the speeches of Minangkabau cultural leaders in the context of Pitaruah Ayah, through transcription and in-depth interviews. Data were analyzed using the agitated and equivalent method offered by Sudaryanto for reviewing qualitative language research. To measure the validity of the assertive speech types, the conditions of Felicity by Searle in proving the truth of a speaker’s proposition were used. The results of the analysis showed that assertive speeches in Pitaruah Ayah monologue are assertive with informative types, complaints, warnings, advice / suggestions and claims. Each speaker’s speech has a specific purpose with a message hidden in metaphorical speech. The speaker uses the delivery strategy in an indirect form to strengthen their linguistic power as a leader in the community. Keywords: Assertive speech acts, Metaphorical, Cultural Leaders

scholarly journals Qualitative content analysis – piano accompanists’ and collaborative pianists’ competencies / Kvalitativna analiza vsebine – kompetence umetniških sodelavcev/korepetitorjev

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (34) ◽  
pp. 29-46
Author(s):  
Linda Mravunac Fabijanić
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Reflective Practitioner ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Music Schools ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
The Republic

The aim of this research was to describe, explain and categorise the key competencies of collaborative pianists in music schools and music/arts academies in the Republic of Croatia. A qualitative research design was applied, based on qualitative content analysis of nine interviews with collaborative pianists and an online questionnaire filled out by nine fifth-year students from the Music Academy in Zagreb. Findings have been grouped into five competence categories according to the European Polifonia framework: performance and artistic, planning and organisational, communication and pedagogical, facilitation and reflective practitioner.

scholarly journals Speech Acts of Request in O.Wilde’s The Happy Prince

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (38) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Hussain Hameed Mayuuf ◽  
Ahmed Mukheef Hussein ◽  
Rasha T. Awad
Keyword(s):  
Short Story ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Theoretical Background ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Its Analysis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Acts 2

Abstract         The theory of speech act contributed by Austin in 1962 has received much consideration in linguistic study. The main objective of this paper is to account for  the ways whereby speakers express various actions via language. Accordingly, the current study tries to find answers to the following questions: (1) what is speech act theory? (2) what are the main classifications of speech act theory? (3) what is speech act of request , why it is made, and how it is achieved? The current study aims at: (1) presenting an illustration of speech acts (2) exploring the main classifications of speech acts (3) investigating the essence of speech act of request , the ways whereby it is achieved, and the reasons behind that. The study hypothesizes that (1) speech act denotes the verbal behaviour or the action which is done by the utterance or sentence uttered by a speaker in a certain occasion (2) Austin classifies speech acts into performative and constativeExpositions, whereas Searle states that there are three main acts performed in speech act including ;utterance act , propositional act and illocutionary act (3) speech act of request is an act asked by the speaker and accomplished by the hearer for the benefit of the speaker . There are three basic types of sentences by which speech act of request is made ; declaratives , imperatives, interrogatives. To achieve politeness interrogative sentences are the most recurrent ones so as to mitigate the impact of the action.         The Procedures followed are: (1) presenting a theoretical background of speech acts. (2) highlighting the primary classifications of speech acts (3) elucidating speech act of request, the ways by which it is fulfilled and the grounds that explicate its use. The study is limited to speech act of request in the short story "The Happy Prince " written by Oscar Wilde. Section one exhibits the problem of the study exposing its aims, hypotheses, procedures and limits. Section two represents a theoretical framework including Austin’s Classification of speech acts, the speech act of request, schemes of requesting, sentence kinds denoting request. Section three depicts the data and its analysis. The study ends with a section for its conclusions.

scholarly journals The Use of Doctor’s Assertive Speech Acts in Medical Communication

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muh. Bahly Basri
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Research Purpose ◽  
Medical Communication ◽  
Research Instrument

Research purpose to: (1) describe the form of assertive speech acts of doctors in medical communication; (2) describe the function of physician’s assertive speech acts in medical communication. This research is qualitative research. This research was conducted at the RSUD Haji Makassar. The research design used is descriptive qualitative. The focus of this study, namely data in the form of words, phrases, clauses, and assertive sentences put forward by doctors when communicating with patients. Sources of research data, namely doctors who have specialized. Data collection techniques are done through observation and recording. The research instrument consisted of the main instruments namely researchers and supporting instruments including data analysis guides, observation guides, and recording devices. The results of the study revealed that assertive speech acts used by doctors, namely declarative assertive speech acts, interrogative speech assertive speech acts, and imperative speech assertivespeech acts. Declarative speech consists of declarative meaningful explanations of circumstances, advice, estimates, disagreements, and affirmations. Interrogative speech consists of interrogative meaningful states, tells, suggest, complains, and demands. The imperative speech consists of imperative meaningful insistence and suggestion. The assertive speech acts function used by doctors, namely the stated function, the function of notifying, the function of suggesting, the function of complaining, and the function of demanding. The use of various forms of assertive speech act doctors are represented so that patients get treatment and healing. The use of a variety of assertive speech act functions is represented by doctors in order to provide information and help patients to get healing.

New Work on Speech Acts

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
New Work ◽  
Half Century ◽  
Recent Advances ◽  
Current Thinking ◽  
Semantics And Pragmatics ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
The Relationship

The essays collected in this book represent recent advances in our understanding of speech acts-actions like asserting, asking, and commanding that speakers perform when producing an utterance. The study of speech acts spans disciplines, and embraces both the theoretical and scientific concerns proper to linguistics and philosophy as well as the normative questions that speech acts raise for our politics, our societies, and our ethical lives generally. It is the goal of this book to reflect the diversity of current thinking on speech acts as well as to bring these conversations together, so that they may better inform one another. Topics explored in this book include the relationship between sentence grammar and speech act potential; the fate of traditional frameworks in speech act theory, such as the content-force distinction and the taxonomy of speech acts; and the ways in which speech act theory can illuminate the dynamics of hostile and harmful speech. The book takes stock of well over a half century of thinking about speech acts, bringing this classicwork in linewith recent developments in semantics and pragmatics, and pointing the way forward to further debate and research.

Sexual Harassment, Speech Acts, and Public Secrets in U.S. Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Debenport
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sexual Harassment ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Discursive Space ◽  
Online Conversations ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Discursive Representations

This chapter draws on data from U.S. higher education to analyze the ways that the language used to describe sexual harassment secures its continued power. Focusing on two features viewed as definitional to sexual harassment, frequency and severity, the discussion analyzes three sets of online conversations about the disclosure of abuse in academia (a series of tweets, survey responses, and posts on a philosophy blog) from grammatical, pragmatic, and semiotic perspectives. Unlike most prior research, this chapter focuses on the language of victims rather than the intentions of harassers. The results suggest that speech act theory is unable to account fully for sexual harassment without accepting the relevance of perlocutionary effects. Using Gal and Irvine’s (2019) model of axes of differentiation, the chapter demonstrates how opposing discursive representations (of professors, sexual harassers, victims, and accusers) create a discursive space in which it becomes difficult for victims to report their harassers.

scholarly journals Uttering geographies: Speech acts, felicity conditions and modes of existence

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (6) ◽  
pp. 1124-1140
Author(s):  
Miles Ogborn
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Bruno Latour ◽  
Human Speech ◽  
Everyday Talk ◽  
Modes Of Existence

The geographies of speech has become stuck in a form of interpretation which considers the potentially infinite detail of spoken performances understood within their equally infinitely complex contexts. This paper offers a way forward by considering the uses, critiques and reworkings of J.L. Austin’s speech act theory by those who study everyday talk, by deconstructionists and critical theorists, and by Bruno Latour in his AIME (‘An Inquiry into Modes of Existence’) project. This offers a rethinking of speech acts in terms of power and space, and a series of ontological differentiations between forms of utterances and enunciations beyond human speech.

An investigation of the control role and effectiveness of independent non-executive directors in Malaysian public listed companies

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (6/7) ◽  
pp. 582-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hairul Azlan Annuar ◽  
Hafiz Majdi Abdul Rashid
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Research Design ◽  
Audit Committee ◽  
Listed Companies ◽  
Sustainable Growth ◽  
Executive Directors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Qualitative Research Design ◽  
Company Directors

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to ascertain the control role of independent non-executive directors (INEDs) in Malaysian public listed companies (PLCs), as prescribed in the Malaysian Code on Corporate Governance (MCCG).The MCCG (2000) requires substantive involvement of INEDs on the audit, nomination and remuneration board sub-committees. The study also examines the effectiveness of INEDs in discharging their monitoring roles in these sub-committees. Design/methodology/approach – A qualitative research design consisting of a series of interviews with board members of Malaysian-owned PLCs on the board of Bursa Malaysia was used. Findings – Interviews with 27 company directors reveal that, due to their independence, INEDs are crucial in safeguarding the interests of smaller investors if situations arise in which shareholders’ interests may be threatened. The interviews also disclose that the audit committee possesses the most authority among the sub-committees, as it derives its power not only from the Listing Requirements but also from statute, as well as being involved in areas of the company not traditionally associated with the committee. The study also reveals the differences in opinion between executive directors and INEDs with regard to the extent of INEDs’ effectiveness. Research limitations/implications – This research utilises interviews. Generalisation may be an issue when interviews are used as the method of inquiry. In addition, the sample is not random, as access to many directors is dependent on recommendations. In addition, the respondents have been consciously selected to cover various board positions, including independent and non-independent directors. Practical implications – The findings from this research suggest that INEDs are able to discharge their responsibilities in overseeing the conduct of executives and protecting the interests of investors. In addition, the interviews disclose that the effectiveness of INEDs depends on how non-executive directors view INEDs being on the board. Rather than focusing solely on their control role, INEDS are expected to have a more proactive and progressive role in ensuring sustainable growth and the expansion of the business entity. Originality/value – There are limited studies using qualitative research design in investigating the effectiveness of INEDs in the control role of the board in developing countries. Prior studies were predominantly based upon the experience of Western economies.

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