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Chapter 9. On pragma-semantics of expressives

Between words and actions
  • Suren Zolyan
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Abstract

Expressives can be understood as: (1) a manifestation of speaker’s emotional or affective attitudes; (2) a peculiar type of performatives; (3) a linguistic entity expressing or displaying what is the case. The third conception is taken as the basic one; we attempt to develop it, taking into account Bühler’s representational theory of language and the theory of performatives (Austin, Searle). Expressives are closely connected with behavioral patterns, situations, and actions. An actualization of verbal behavior (a performative component of expressives) meets its counterpart in the verbalization of action (a descriptive component). We suggest to describe pragma-semantics of expressives as based on prototypical behavioural frames.

Abstract

Expressives can be understood as: (1) a manifestation of speaker’s emotional or affective attitudes; (2) a peculiar type of performatives; (3) a linguistic entity expressing or displaying what is the case. The third conception is taken as the basic one; we attempt to develop it, taking into account Bühler’s representational theory of language and the theory of performatives (Austin, Searle). Expressives are closely connected with behavioral patterns, situations, and actions. An actualization of verbal behavior (a performative component of expressives) meets its counterpart in the verbalization of action (a descriptive component). We suggest to describe pragma-semantics of expressives as based on prototypical behavioural frames.

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