A Study on Indirect Speech Act Theory in English Teaching andLearning.docVIP

A Study on Indirect Speech Act Theory in English Teaching andLearning 　　【Abstract】The indirect speech act theory provides a new perspective for teaching discourse. This paper first tries to briefly describe the expressing forms and functions of Indirect Speech Act Theory in communication. Meanwhile it can provide enlightenment for foreign language teaching， thus teachers can help language learners to improve their language communicative competence. 　　【Key words】Indirect Speech Act； English teaching and learning； expressing forms 　　1. Introduction 　　Speech act theory， proposed by John L