PROF. G. POCHEPTSOV’S
CLASSIFICATION OF SA
CONSTATIVES The Earth is round
PROMISSIVES & MENASIVES I’ll come some time
PERFORMATIVES I apoplogise
DIRECTIVES (COMMANDS & REQUESTIVES) Go away (, please).
QUESITIVES What’s your name?
Prof. I.S.Shevchenko: +
METACOMMUNICATIVES
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DIRECT :: INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS
Direct speech act occurs when semantics of the sentence corresponds the speech act:
Where do you live? – In Kyiv. (question > quesitive)
Get lost! – Imperative
> Directive
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GRICE’S MAXIMS OF COMMUNICATION, 1975
Maxim of quantity: Make
your contribution just as
informative as required.
Maxim of quality: Make
your contribution one
that is true.
Maxim of relation: Make your contribution
relevant.
Maxim of manner: Avoid
obscurity and ambiguity. Be brief and orderly.
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THAT’S ALL, FOLKS!
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