Phenomenology of imagining and the pragmatics of fictional language
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DOI: 10.1007/s11007-020-09506-9
Abstract: This paper focuses on the performative character of fictional language. While assuming that all speaking is a form of acting, it aims to shed light on the nature of fictional, and particularly literary, speech acts.… read more here.
Keywords: performative character; speech acts; phenomenology imagining; fictional language ... See more keywords
Speech acts in mathematics
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-020-02702-3
Abstract: We offer a novel picture of mathematical language from the perspective of speech act theory. There are distinct speech acts within mathematics (not just assertions), and, as we intend to show, distinct illocutionary force indicators… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; mathematics; speech act; act theory ... See more keywords
‘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
Asymmetrical Conversations
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DOI: 10.1163/18756735-09603010
Abstract: According to Mitchell Green, speech act theory traditionally idealizes away from crucial aspects of conversational contexts, including those in which the speaker’s social position affects the possibility of her performing certain speech acts. In recent… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; asymmetrical conversations; speech; speaker ... See more keywords
‘Everything is said with a smile’: Homonegative speech acts in sport
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DOI: 10.1177/1012690220957520
Abstract: The acceptance of gay males in sport is growing in various western countries. However, research also suggests that young males, including athletes, tend to engage in homonegative speech acts, often called microaggressions, that make it… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; homonegative speech; speech; microaggressive speech ... See more keywords
How to do things with images: the editor, the cartoonist, and the reader
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DOI: 10.1515/ip-2020-0004
Abstract: Abstract Depending on context: to depict soaring prices as fires is to perform the act of complaining; to portray the perpetrator of a sex crime as a wolf is to accomplish the action of condemning;… read more here.
Keywords: things images; speech acts; editor cartoonist; images editor ... See more keywords
Refusal Speech Act Response: Differences between South Koreans and North Korean Refugees in Inducing Speech Acts and Directness
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DOI: 10.17576/gema-2018-1802-02
Abstract: The majority of previous studies on North Korean Refugees (NKRs) focused on the linguistic heterogeneity of pronunciation and vocabulary use. Only a handful of studies examined differences between South Koreans’ (SKs) and NKRs’ language use… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; inducing speech; response; refusal speech ... See more keywords
Oscillatory Brain Responses Reflect Anticipation during Comprehension of Speech Acts in Spoken Dialog
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2018.00034
Abstract: Everyday conversation requires listeners to quickly recognize verbal actions, so-called speech acts, from the underspecified linguistic code and prepare a relevant response within the tight time constraints of turn-taking. The goal of this study was… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; speech; speech act; comprehension ... See more keywords
An in-depth analysis of the representation of speech acts and language functions in Libyan public high school English textbooks
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1056745
Abstract: Researchers have taken an interest to study the language of English materials that learners use in different contexts. One line of inquiry is to examine the pragmatic competence potential of such materials. This study aimed… read more here.
Keywords: speech acts; language; language functions; analysis ... See more keywords