MARKET 1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 39: Pragmatics, Formal Language, Deixis
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The relation between language and its users. The relation between utterances to their situational and communicative context. Locutionary act: act of saying something (what does the sentence mean) Illocutionary act: act performed in saying (what is the function of the utterance) Perlocutionary act: act performed by saying something (what effect does that utterance have on the hearer) There is a piece of fish on the table. Locutionary act: the speaker states that a piece of fish is positioned on the table. Illocutionary act: request that the waiter removes it. Perlocutionary act: the waiter takes it away/is annoyed/ignores the guest. 5types of illocutionary acts: assertive: a statement (with truth claim) is made. I was born in cologne: commissive: speaker commits herself to future action. I will help you with your homework: directive: used to make people do something do the dishes, expressive: express one"s own feelings and attitudes. I love christmas season: declaration: making a change/something by saying the utterance.
