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Speech Acts and Politeness
Strategies in
Dr. Pedrito C. Pontillas’ Speeches
The flow of the Study
• Speeches must have a dominating
message for the faculty and members
• Must be 5-25 minutes in duration
• Must be composed of at least 1000
minimum words to a maximum of 3000
words
Criteria:
“Ako naning gipahibalo sa uban nakong mga kaubang
maestro, na dili ko mahimong Campus Director, kung
wala ko mahimong scientist…”
Speech Acts Frequency Percentage
Representatives 55 37.93%
Directives 47 32.41%
Expressives 15 10.34%
Declaratives 15 10.34%
Commissives 13 8.97%
TOTAL 145 100%
Speech Acts
"Do not forget! At eight o'clock tomorrow until 8:15, all faculty
members will report to the audio-visual room for the opening
ah…meeting of the inter-external audit of our ISO 9001-2008, for
15 to 20 minutes only."
Politeness Strategies Frequency Percentage
Positive Politeness 35 40.23%
Off-record 27 31.03%
Bald-on 15 17.24%
Negative Politeness 10 11.49%
TOTAL 87 100%
Politeness Strategies
Findings:
- Representatives are the most committed act in the
three speeches while commisives are the least
committed act
- Positive politeness dominated among other
strategies while negative politeness least
dominated
Conclusion:
 The representatives in speeches presents how the speaker used it
most with a power and persuasion to assert his opinions to the
audience and his opinions are more convincing due to his position and
the fact of being a leader.
 The positive politeness it appeals to the side of the hearer because
of this, it is very appealing to the side of the hearer which can boast
the good camaraderie and rapport between the leader and his people.
The sense of professionalism as well dominated the atmosphere and
thus leads the speaker to be more polite in all sense in all the
speeches.
“We can do things better today than yesterday and
better tomorrow than today.”
-Dr. Pedrito Pontillas

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Speech Acts and Politeness Strategies of a Leader

  • 1. Speech Acts and Politeness Strategies in Dr. Pedrito C. Pontillas’ Speeches
  • 2.
  • 3. The flow of the Study
  • 4. • Speeches must have a dominating message for the faculty and members • Must be 5-25 minutes in duration • Must be composed of at least 1000 minimum words to a maximum of 3000 words Criteria:
  • 5. “Ako naning gipahibalo sa uban nakong mga kaubang maestro, na dili ko mahimong Campus Director, kung wala ko mahimong scientist…”
  • 6. Speech Acts Frequency Percentage Representatives 55 37.93% Directives 47 32.41% Expressives 15 10.34% Declaratives 15 10.34% Commissives 13 8.97% TOTAL 145 100% Speech Acts
  • 7. "Do not forget! At eight o'clock tomorrow until 8:15, all faculty members will report to the audio-visual room for the opening ah…meeting of the inter-external audit of our ISO 9001-2008, for 15 to 20 minutes only."
  • 8. Politeness Strategies Frequency Percentage Positive Politeness 35 40.23% Off-record 27 31.03% Bald-on 15 17.24% Negative Politeness 10 11.49% TOTAL 87 100% Politeness Strategies
  • 9. Findings: - Representatives are the most committed act in the three speeches while commisives are the least committed act - Positive politeness dominated among other strategies while negative politeness least dominated
  • 10. Conclusion:  The representatives in speeches presents how the speaker used it most with a power and persuasion to assert his opinions to the audience and his opinions are more convincing due to his position and the fact of being a leader.  The positive politeness it appeals to the side of the hearer because of this, it is very appealing to the side of the hearer which can boast the good camaraderie and rapport between the leader and his people. The sense of professionalism as well dominated the atmosphere and thus leads the speaker to be more polite in all sense in all the speeches.
  • 11. “We can do things better today than yesterday and better tomorrow than today.” -Dr. Pedrito Pontillas