Speech Act Labels Misinterpretation: A Pragmatic Study

ISBN: 3845412941

Author: Attamimi, Farah

Condition: New

People use languange in their daily communication. However, through the existence of language, misunderstanding may happen for various reasons. Different interpretation of Speech Act labels is believed to be one of many causes in communication misinterpretation. This work is aimed to show some important points concerning misunderstanding in communication: 1)The Speech Act labels which are misinterpreted in the conversation in 'Tintin' and 'Asterix' comic series, 2) How the Speech Act labels are misinterpreted, and 3)The effect of each misinterpretation in the conversation on the participants. This work covers linguistics, especially Pragmatics which emphasizes on the use of context. This work is also supported by two main reliable approaches: Speech Act theory developed by a famous philosopher John Searle and the theory of notion of face by Erving Goffman.