Illocutionary Acts in Angelina Jolie’s Selected Speeches about Humanity
Keywords:
pragmatics, Speech Act, Illocutionary Act, Angelina Jolie, HumanityAbstract
This study focuses on the field of Pragmatics, specifically analyzing the Illocutionary Speech Acts in three selected speeches by Angelina Jolie about humanity. The study aims to identify the types of illocutionary acts found in these speeches and examine the context in which they were used. Searle's (1979) theory of Illocutionary Acts was applied to classify the speech acts, while Nunan’s (1993) framework was used to analyze the contextual elements. The research adopts a qualitative approach, analyzing data from 60 selected utterances identified as illocutionary acts. The findings reveal that all types of illocutionary acts proposed by Searle were present, with "expressives" being the most dominant. Additionally, the study highlights the role of non-linguistic factors in shaping the contextual view of the speeches.
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