European Academic Research ISSN 2286-4822
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Article Name :
Speeches act affect on the speakers’ discourse and the audiences perception
Author Name :
HGAZ ALI BABIKER AHMED, DR. ABUDEL MOHAMOUD ALI AHMED
Publisher :
Bridge Center
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Abstract :
Speech Acts Theory is concerned with the methods in which language can be used. It originated with Austin, but was developed by Searle. The theories of Austin and Searle are described and several problem areas are identified. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Speeches act on the speakers’ discourse and the audiences perception. Generally, the study focused on the theory of speech acts and pragmatic functions of locution, illocutionary and perlocutionary acts of the speeches and the differences between direct speech and indirect speech. Descriptive qualitative was applied as the method of the research. through the lens of speech acts theory, researcher analyzes a collection of transcriptions selected 20 texts from Tony Blair. The result showed that Speech acts affect on the speakers discourse and the audiences perception, and directive is the most used speech act in the Tony Blairs discourse also the relationship between direct speech act and indirect speech act that speakers use unevenly or differently.
Keywords :
discourse,audiences’ perception,speech act
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