Speech Act (Andrew D. Cohen)

Speech acts Andrew D. Cohen Anita Wu 9659503 Institute of TESOL

Focus of the chapter ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Definition of speech acts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Speech acts categories: ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Speech act quiz ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Resources: http://www.rdillman.com/HFCL/TUTOR/Relation/rel.ex.speechact.html

Empirical validation of speech act sets ,[object Object],[object Object]

Speech act sets (i.e. apology) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Sociocultural and sociolinguistic abilities ,[object Object],[object Object]

Selecting the appropriate speech act strategy and the forms for realizing it ,[object Object],age culture Social distance Social status Selection factors

Methods for collecting speech act data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Methods for collecting speech act data (cont’d) ,[object Object],Ideal cycle of data collection Observation Role play Perception Questionnaire Discourse completion task Verbal report interview

Naturally occurring data ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Naturally occurring data versus discourse completion task ,[object Object],[object Object]

Verbal report interview ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Review of empirical studies: Apologies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Apologies (cont’d) ,[object Object],[object Object],findings Women rely more on lexical cues to judge the sincerity; men rely on both lexical, paralinguistic (nonverbal) and prosodic cues equally. Subjects use mostly prosodic cues (i.e. intonation and word stress) to judge the sincerity of an apology. And appropriateness of apologies was rated according to its level of sincerity.

Refusals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Rejections ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],1. Explanations 2. Alternatives 3. Rejections

Compliments ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Complaints ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Indirect complaint Remarks Strategies combination ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Request for repair

Requests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The acquisition of speech acts ,[object Object]

The teaching of speech acts ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implication for language teacher, the learner, and the language classroom ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Quiz answer ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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