‘It’s not a Muslim ban!’ Indirect speech acts and the securitisation of Islam in the United States post-9/11
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DOI: 10.1080/23269995.2018.1439873
Abstract: According to the Copenhagen School, a political issue is prioritized, or ‘securitised’, when an audience accepts a speech act with a particular security grammar pointing to the dangerous nature of the threat and calling for… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; speech; security; united states ... See more keywords
More Than Words: Extra-Sylvian Neuroanatomic Networks Support Indirect Speech Act Comprehension and Discourse in Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2020.598131
Abstract: Indirect speech acts—responding “I forgot to wear my watch today” to someone who asked for the time—are ubiquitous in daily conversation, but are understudied in current neurobiological models of language. To comprehend an indirect speech… read more here.
Keywords: speech; speech act; behavioral variant; variant frontotemporal ... See more keywords