scholarly journals A Case Study on Characters in Pride and Prejudice: From Perspectives of Speech Act Theory and Conversational Implicature

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 136
Author(s):  
Xiaoyu Ma
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Literary Work ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Pride And Prejudice ◽  
Conversational Implicature ◽  
The Enlightenment

<p>Speech act theory and conversational implicature, as research approaches in discourse analysis (DA), have been applied successfully to investigations in such fields as philosophy, linguistics, psychology and literature criticism. This paper aims to employ a synthesized model of these two theories to make a tentative study of the “literature language” and the characters in the literary work—<em>Pride and Prejudice</em>—to testify whether these research methods contribute to the readers’ understanding and appreciation of this masterpiece. The results of the study show that, to a certain extent, the image of the characters in a particular context in this literary work has been successfully demonstrated in terms of these two approaches in DA and it has been proved that “literature language” can be analyzed by means of DA theories. In addition, the study may contribute to the enlightenment of effective and creative approaches in literature as well as college movie English audio-visual-oral course teaching.</p>

scholarly journals Discourse Analysis from the Perspective of Austin’s Speech Act Theory and Searle’s Taxonomy of Illocutionary Acts: A Case Study of Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 198-203
Author(s):  
Andreea-Veridiana Farcasel-Jensen ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
The Other ◽  
Power Relationship ◽  
Quantitative And Qualitative Research ◽  
Illocutionary Acts ◽  
The Yellow Wallpaper ◽  
Short Narrative

A focus on discourse analysis, this study presents a particular interest in the power relationship artfully constructed by Charlotte P. Gilman in three dialogue instances in her most memorable short narrative, The Yellow Wallpaper. With the awareness of gender differences in mind in terms of how men and women use language, Gilman evinces the ways in which language could be a medium of silencing the other. Consequently, this paper carefully examines the protagonists’ discourses through J. L. Austin’s speech act theory and John Searle’s taxonomy of illocutionary acts. The corpus of the study consists of the utterances of the husband/doctor and of the wife/patient, and both the quantitative and qualitative research methods have been employed for the data analysis. The results have shown that the patriarchal discourse, originally dominated by representatives (opinions, facts) and directives (commands, orders, advices, and refusals), produces utterances meant to fabricate reality (erroneous diagnosis) and generate refusals, whereas the discourse of the other consists mainly of representatives- true statements and opinions -which contradict men’s reality in the journey to achieving self-assertion and selfexpression.

scholarly journals Metaphorical Language in Best-Selling Books: Byrne's The Secret, the Power book as a Case Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanan Ali Amaireh
Keyword(s):  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Writing Style ◽  
Written Discourse ◽  
Rhetorical Device ◽  
Metaphorical Language

In this paper, an attempt is made to study the metaphorical language used in one of the best-selling books, The Secret, the Power by Rhonda Byrne (2010). A lot of literature has been made on analyzing metaphors in different genres, yet how metaphorical language is employed in best-selling books gained little attention from discourse analysts, so this study comes to fill this gap in the literature. The purpose of this paper is to focus on this crucial field of written discourse and best-selling books in particular. It will investigate the linguistic techniques which are employed in a way to persuade the audience to change their behavior or ideas and adopt new ones, especially the use of metaphorical expressions and storytelling. Metaphors will be analyzed according to Lakoff &amp; Johnson’s (1980) perspective of metaphorical expressions and the "Speech Act Theory" proposed by Austin (1962) and Searle (1969). The paper concludes that metaphorical language is an integral part and pervasive in Byrne's writing style. She uses metaphorical expressions to deliver her message indirectly to convince the audience to adopt her ideas to call them for action. The analysis shows that storytelling is also employed by the author as a rhetorical device to persuade the audience of her thoughts.

Speech acts and conversational sequencing

1994 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Brassac
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Speech Acts ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Conversational Analysis ◽  
Conversational Interactions ◽  
The One

The question of the use of speech act theory in accounting for conversational sequencing is discussed from the point of view of the explanation of linguistic interaction. On the one hand, this question lies at the heart of the opposition between conversational analysis and discourse analysis. On the other, it dominates the discussion around a text by Searle called "Conversation". After summarizing what is at stake in the debate, I focus on the positions of two authors, Dascal and Van Rees, who favor the idea of a possible (and necessary) combination of illocutionary logic and the analysis of conversational interactions. My own position consists in taking into account the new elements that have recently enriched illocutionary logic (particularly the integration of perlocution through the notion of satisfaction conditions) within the framework of an essentially dialogical position. The proposed approach is in agreement with the theses of these two authors and complements them with elements that satisfy their demands.

scholarly journals A CLOSER LOOK ON DISCOURSE ANALYSIS BY USING SPEECH ACT THEORY AND HALLIDAYAN COHESION

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Nabila Firda Asy'ari
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Spoken Discourse

This paper will describe and look out what actually speech act theory and Hallidayan cohesion in order to analyze a discourse. Here, the main point that we want to analyze is the spoken discourse. We will open up what happens if we use speech act theory to analyze a discourse and what will happen if we use Hallidayan cohesion in order to analyze a discourse. We will know which one of these are the best or suitable to apply while analyzing a discourse. Is it speech act theory or Hallidayan cohesion? Then, in conclusion, we will also know why speech act theory is the best approach to analyze a discourse, especially spoken discourse.

scholarly journals Young Activists as International Norm Entrepreneurs: A Case Study of Greta Thunberg’s Campaigning on Climate Change in Europe and Beyond

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 117-152
Author(s):  
Dorota Heidrich ◽  
◽  
Justyna Nakonieczna-Bartosiewicz ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
International Organisations ◽  
International Norm ◽  
Climate Crisis

The role and significance of young activists in the process of international norm creation, diffusion, internalisation, and implementation have not received much attention in academic research. Yet, as a case study of Greta Thunberg campaigning on climate change has proven, children and teenagers can become significant norm entrepreneurs. Using the theoretical underpinnings of social constructivism, this article identifies and analyses Thunberg’s actions to exhort pressure on states, members of governments and international organisations to further develop and implement norms that would help save the planet from the imminent climate crisis. Our research uses an exploratory and inductive approach in which qualitative research methods (a case study of Greta Thunberg) and discourse analysis are applied.

scholarly journals Some Linguistic Implications of Transferring Rituals Online: The Case of bay’ah or Allegiance Pledging in Sufism

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 382-407
Author(s):  
Andrey Rosowsky
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Linguistic Change ◽  
Language Form ◽  
Multimodal Discourse Analysis ◽  
Multimodal Discourse ◽  
Growing Body ◽  
Linguistic Challenges

Within the growing body of research devoted to exploring digital religion (Campbell, 2013), relatively little attention has been paid to the linguistic implications of religion moving online. In a study focusing on the online ritual of bay’ah, or allegiance pledging, in Sufism, this article presents findings that identify instances of language form and practice being modified and transformed when ritual moves online. Two aspects of linguistic change are considered. The first explores how an offline, predominantly orally based ritual transfers to a predominantly visual and written mode of communication online. The second considers how ritual performativity is maintained, modified or reduced as a consequence of this transfer. Using a combination of multimodal discourse analysis and speech act theory, an analysis of the findings suggests that a variety of approaches are used by designers of online ritual portals to address these linguistic challenges.

The struggle between the power of language and the language of power

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Marie Roslyng ◽  
Gorm Larsen
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Speech Act ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Illocutionary Force ◽  
Social Imaginary ◽  
Scientific Language ◽  
Analytical Strategy ◽  
Speech Genres ◽  
Power Of Language

Abstract In this study we look at how pro- and anti-vaccination groups construct alternative knowledge and facts discursively and linguistically in order to challenge or support the established scientific knowledge on vaccines. Through this case study we wish to examine how the power of language interacts with a language of power when memes in creative ways mimic, produce and reproduce scientific language and practices. Drawing on a dialogical-semiotic and a discourse theoretical analytical strategy, we, first, adopt Austin’s speech act theory and Bakhtin’s concept of speech genres to argue that memes are performative with an especially illocutionary force and are made up of alien language from scientific discourses. Second, we argue that Laclau’s discursive approach to how political positions are articulated in an antagonistic terrain allows us to see vaccination memes as either subversive or supportive of a scientific social imaginary.

scholarly journals Literary Pragmatics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fareed Hameed Al-Hindawi ◽  
Mariam D. Saffah
Keyword(s):  
Speech Act ◽  
Relevance Theory ◽  
Speech Act Theory ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Conversational Implicature ◽  
Politeness Theory ◽  
Strong Assumption ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Literary Pragmatics

The present study aims at presenting a thorough account of the field termed literary pragmatics which emerges in a consequence of applying the different pragmatic approaches to the study and analysis of literary genera. Additionally, it also attempts to explore and shed some light on the relationship between the two domains: pragmatics and literature in order to reveal their commonalities. There exists a strong assumption that these have something in common as they both have to do with language users and how meaning is conveyed. Despite the fact the various pragmatic approaches including speech act theory, conversational implicature, politeness theory and relevance theory are developed mainly in relation to spoken interactions, the study has revealed that they offer invaluable insights to the study of literary texts. Moreover, the process of analyzing literary texts has led to the development and the explanation of the pragmatic approaches themselves.

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

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document