speechactsandspeechevents语言学.pdf

Speech Acts and Speech Events By: .sa/SBANJAR Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 1 Speech Situation: at the bus stop • Speech event (asking the time) Speaker A: What is the time? (speech act 1) Speaker B: It’s 1 o’clock (speech act 2) Speaker A:Speaker A: ThanksThanks ((speech act speech act 33)) What is the time? Thanks It’s 1 o’clock Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 2 Speech Situation contexts of language use such as ceremonies, fights, hunts, classrooms, conferences, parties. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 3 Speech Events A Speech Event can be defined by a unified set o components through out: same purpose of communication same topicsame topic same participants same language variety (generally). For example: exchanging greetings, telling jokes, giving speeches. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 4 Communicative rule governed sequences. Knock knock jokes “Knock Knock” “Who’s There?”“Who’s There?” “Abby” “Abby who?” “Abby Birthday to you.” Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 5 Speech Acts Speech Acts are group o futterances with a single interactional function. For example: a request, a command, a greeting, a a greeting, a promise, an mise, an apology. Dr. Shadia Y. Banjar 6 Speech Acts