LING 150A1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Indirect Speech, Sarcasm, Pragmatics
27 Aug 2016
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Ling 4/18- 4/20: figure out grades yourself, review, grice and cooperative principle a. i. The expression of ones meaning by using language that normally signifies the opposite, typically for humorous emphatic effect d. ii. Say on thing and mean something else: speech act theory, philosophies jl austin and john seale, 1960s 1970s a. i. Arose out the question have no truth value problem a. ii. Things said are either true or false a. iii. Austin argues that other statements have no true or false implication: a speech act b. i. A thing we are trying to do or accomplish with our utterance b. ii. Anything you try to do by means of language: two main concepts c. i. Felicity conditions on speech acts: utterance form= speaker intent, yes= direct speech act a. i. Intent to command= imperative form: no= indirect speech act b. i. Intent is not equal to declarative form: direct or indirect, have a nice day a. i. Only direct if the speaker is commanding you a. ii.
