Understanding the 'Identity of Illocutionary Forces' means recognizing that the same linguistic form can express different speech acts depending on…
Exploring the illocutionary point of expressions that convey speaker attitudes, emotions, and stances, going beyond mere propositional content to understand…
A defective illocutionary act occurs when the intended force of an utterance is not successfully conveyed due to issues in…
A complex illocutionary act combines multiple basic speech acts into a single, more nuanced communicative intention, often involving conditions or…
This concept explores how performing one speech act can obligate or commit the speaker to performing subsequent acts, influencing conversational…
Commissive modality expresses a speaker's commitment to a future action. It involves promises, threats, and vows, binding the speaker to…
A sequence of speech acts where each utterance creates a commitment, building upon previous ones. Essential for understanding dialogue, negotiation,…
Assertive illocutionary points concern statements of fact or belief. They commit the speaker to the truth of the proposition expressed,…
An adjacency pair is a sequence of two related utterances by different speakers, where the second utterance is a conventional…
Pragmatics explores how context shapes language interpretation beyond literal meanings. It examines the unspoken rules and assumptions that govern communication,…