Token-reflexive deixis refers to linguistic expressions that point to themselves or their own utterance. It's a form of self-reference in…
Speech Act Theory, pioneered by J.L. Austin and further developed by John Searle, posits that utterances are not merely statements…
A propositional act refers to the assertion or denial of a proposition. It's a fundamental concept in speech act theory,…
Perlocutionary failure occurs when an utterance achieves its intended illocutionary force but fails to produce the desired hearer response or…
Illocutionary force refers to the speaker's intention in uttering a statement, such as promising, warning, or requesting. It's crucial for…
First person deixis refers to the use of pronouns and other linguistic elements that indicate the speaker's perspective. It's fundamental…
Deictic expressions are words or phrases whose meaning depends on the context of their utterance, including time, place, and participants.…
The deictic center is the conceptual 'here' and 'now' from which an utterance is oriented. It anchors language in the…
An adjacency pair is a sequence of two related utterances by different speakers, where the second utterance is a conventional…
An utterance is a complete unit of speech, spoken in a natural flow. It's more than just words; it conveys…