LINGUAPRAGMATIC FEATURES OF THE GENRE OF THE ORDER
Abstract
The genre of ‘order’ is becoming more and more crucial in defining the intention of the addresser properly and comprehend the core meaning of the imperative constructions delivered by the addresser.Knowing the social,national and contextual differences in the usage of this genre in different spheres will make it more comprehensive and appropriate for both deliverers and receivers of the speech.
The work intends to identify the lingua-pragmatic features of the given genre,its semantic and structural characteristics.The specific focus on the topics has increased the interest on the factor of human being in conveying a special meaning with proper words and combinations which is why the norms may differ in the use of ‘order’ within one or another social context.As this work intends to find the differences in the useof syntactical structure as well as linguistic means,it analyses discourse within context to find out the aims of the speaker behind his choices of words to deliver various meanings of order.At the end of the analysis,the article supposes to provide with some statistics in the frequency of different speech acts.
The article managed to analyse the lingua-pragmatic features of the specific genre in communicative context.Moreover,establishes the significance of lexical-grammatical choice of the author in order to deliver the message in a proper way following pragmatic norms as well as semantic and syntactic characteristics mainly in the English language.
The article defines the specific usage of the genre of ‘order’ in formal form as well as informal context;analyses the differences in its implication on both oral and written speech in social interaction.Even though the topic’s main scope was to consider the structural features within social communication,it also highlights the roles of the addressee and addresser and their intentions and perceptions respectively.
Keywords
reality of the situation, human factor, potentiality
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