Discourse analysis Worksheet 6 and 7

Topic 6: Worksheet 6

Task 1.

In this situation I can find some difference between the literal meaning and the intended meaning. While the literal meaning is clear, he wants to know if she wants him to pick her up at eight or not; the intended meaning is that he wants to know if he is actually going to pick her up at eight.

For this utterance I also find differences between the two meanings. For the literal meaning, I understand that he is not getting there before 9; but for the intended meaning, I think it depends on the situation. For example, if he is meeting his colleague he is letting him know that it has to be after 9.

This is a clear advertising sign. It should be understood with the same literal and intended meaning, but I would add that the intended meaning implicates that you are not allowed to smoke in that place.

Clearly this utterance can be differently understood in a literal meaning or a intended meaning. The literal meaning is asking if the client knows about the offer, while the intended meaning is informing the client about an offer.

Task 2

1. a. performative utterance and direct speech act.

b. performative utterance and indirect speech act.

2. a. non-performative utterance and direct speech act.

b. non-performative utterance and indirect speech act.

3. a. performative utterance and direct speech act.

b. performative utterance and indirect speech act.

4. a. performative utterance and direct speech act.

b. performative utterance and indirect speech act.

5. a. non-performative utterance and direct speech act.

b. performative utterance and direct speech act.

c. non-performative utterance and indirect speech act.

In all this examples, being performative or non-performative utterances depends on if it implies taking action on something (performative) or not (non-performative).

Task 4

The speech event is the exchange of communication on Monday, a meeting.

Task 5

There is a clear difference between the two warnings. The English one is more direct, while the french one is way more polite. The illocutionary force in this case is that the OLLB makes a harder “recommendation” to English speakers than to French speakers.

Topic 7: Worksheet 7

Task 1

As a matter of fact, I don’t particularly find Mediterranean cultures to be any more prone to using positive politeness strategies than Northern cultures. I do find that both cultures use them quite frequently, and have not noticed a remarkable cross-cultural difference.

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