<p><em>Pragmatic studies have been widely conducted, but speech acts on motivational speeches were rarely investigated. Moreover, functions of illocutionary are received very limited scholarly attention. These gaps encouraging the researchers to conduct present analyze contained in Oprah Winfrey’s with two purposes. First, it is identify forms Oprah's speech. Second, also determines...

This study aims to delve into the unobservable dimensions of deciding and acting in a pragmatically significant speech event. Utilizing a Discourse Completion Test questionnaire, it seeks to find out the structure and pragmatic functions that lie behind EFL learners’ choice of specific wording while engaged in performing a recurrent speech act in Iran i.e. compliments. To this aim, 30 EFL learn...

Verbal periphrases (VP) constitute a typological feature of Romance languages and they are especially frequent in the Iberoromanic languages. In context this paper, aspectual verbal construction stare + infinito modal VP volere will be “grasped concrete speech action” (Katelhön 2013: 237; my translation) order to show how these two VPs used as discourse-structuring elements contemporary Italian...

Abstract The articles in this special issue account for the use of pragmatic markers a variety languages by taking contrastive approach and applying corpus methodology. This introduction article describes these notions way they are manifested each contribution. studies contribute to fledging field pragmatics, which encompasses investigations phenomena comparing usage across or within languages....

Pragmatic formulas have been recognized as linguistic building blocks necessary for successful speech act performance. Current approaches to teaching overlook pragmatic formulas, promoting an incomplete view of pragmatics instruction. This paper reports on the results a classroom-based study in which formula-enhanced treatment focusing both pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic components ability...

this study aims to delve into the unobservable dimensions of deciding and acting in a pragmatically significant speech event. utilizing a discourse completion test questionnaire, it seeks to find out the structure and pragmatic functions that lie behind efl learners’ choice of specific wording while engaged in performing a recurrent speech act in iran i.e. compliments. to this aim, 30 efl learn...

Abstract Acknowledging the critical nature of EMI lecturers as bi- or multilinguals, this Chapter continues investigation into cross-linguistic influence now turning attention to its pragmatic features. It focuses on Chinese lecturers’ metalinguistic skills, particularly L1 (Chinese) L2 (English) transfer in their use markers (PMs). The is informed by current studies arguing that highly profici...