Keyword : Hate speech, Pragmaticism, and Speech Acts.
Author(s) : ISAAC EYI NGULUBE And RISE EVANS COTTERELL
Abstract :
Speeches are a typical example of public speaking, a linguistic situation in which communication occurs between a speaker and hearer (s) through the medium of language. Language as a tool for communication can be used to perform certain conventional acts such as directing, asserting, informing, requesting, or promising which elicit actions or reactions because of the utterance by the speaker. This is to say, an utterance can trigger certain actions, which in essence are the outcomes of speech acts. It is the goal of speech to generate actions on the part of the hearers. Speakers of hate speeches use various types of speech acts to communicate their messages, as evident in the discussion the speeches prompt in the public domain in days after they are made. This paper intends to examine some speeches using the pragmatic theory of Speech Act. The analysis of some speeches shall identify the different Speech Acts that make the speeches to generate discussions by the public. The focus is on the effect the context of utterance, generally observed principles of communicating, and the goals of the speaker have on the speakers’ choice of expressions, and the hearers’ interpretation of the utterance.
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