indirect speech accts in modern short stories

... occurring by chance, likewise compels our attention.” Specifically, Muecke (1969, p 53) defined irony as “ways of speaking, writing, acting, behaving, painting, etc., in which the real or intended ... dividing the interpretation of an utterance into two sections, first understanding the literal meaning, secondly the underlying message Giora’s indirect negation theory argues that the negation in ... depends mainly on the condition of insincerity Inspired by the feasibility of applying Speech Act Theory in studying irony, the writer of this thesis would like to approach ironic expressions in some

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2016, 09:26

... focusing on only one incident, with a single plot, a single setting, a limited number of characters, and covering a short period of time Short stories have their origins in narrative storytelling ... 636) In the short stories of English, they think life can be seen as an entity - a concrete object, a thing that has definite, individual existence outside or within the mind or anything real in ... delicate" (Singer, 2000, p.38) In other words, Trang 31Regarding the short stories in English, there was a notable revival of interest in the 1970s and 1980s Traditionalists including John Updike

Ngày tải lên: 14/01/2019, 00:10

... focusing on only one incident, with a single plot, a single setting, a limited number of characters, and covering a short period of time Short stories have their origins in narrative storytelling ... 636) In the short stories of English, they think life can be seen as an entity - a concrete object, a thing that has definite, individual existence outside or within the mind or anything real in ... delicate" (Singer, 2000, p.38) In other words, Trang 31Regarding the short stories in English, there was a notable revival of interest in the 1970s and 1980s Traditionalists including John Updike

Ngày tải lên: 25/04/2020, 09:22

... research Since it‘s very hard to find the original printing short stories ofJack London, the researcher relies mainly on the materials from reliable websites inthe Internet One of the outstanding advantages ... or something that can be counted separately – within these selected shortstories, but instead to gain a general understanding of the use of these metaphor inliterature and then to find out the ... 4, Findings and Discussion, presents the findings obtained and sounddiscussions on those findings Chapter 5, Conclusion, provides a recapitulation of the main issues and problems presented in

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2020, 14:59

... research Since it‘s very hard to find the original printing short stories of Jack London, the researcher relies mainly on the materials from reliable websites in the Internet One of the outstanding ... or something that can be counted separately – within these selected short stories, but instead to gain a general understanding of the use of these metaphor in literature and then to find out the ... Findings and Discussion, presents the findings obtained and sound discussions on those findings Chapter 5, Conclusion, provides a recapitulation of the main issues and problems presented in

Ngày tải lên: 05/12/2020, 08:18

... occurring by chance, likewise compels our attention.” Specifically, Muecke (1969, p 53) defined irony as “ways of speaking, writing, acting, behaving, painting, etc., in which the real or intended ... pragmatictic theories of irony by working on some fiction works Practical significance: This thesis helps gaining an insight into the use of ironic expressions in some short stories by W.S Maugham 5 Design ... & Short, M.H (2001) “Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose” Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press 16 Maugham, W.S (1988) “Sixty-five Short Stories”

Ngày tải lên: 04/02/2021, 19:14

... research Since it‘s very hard to find the original printing short stories of Jack London, the researcher relies mainly on the materials from reliable websites in the Internet One of the outstanding ... or something that can be counted separately – within these selected short stories, but instead to gain a general understanding of the use of these metaphor in literature and then to find out the ... Findings and Discussion, presents the findings obtained and sound discussions on those findings Chapter 5, Conclusion, provides a recapitulation of the main issues and problems presented in

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2022, 08:36

... research Since it‘s very hard to find the original printing short stories of Jack London, the researcher relies mainly on the materials from reliable websites in the Internet One of the outstanding ... should be an area of inquiry for researchers in a variety of areas, including linguistics, anthropology, history and the cognitive sciences In teaching literature, including short stories demands ... stopping point, and that stopping point is death's point Consequently, death too can involve a journey with a destination So we speak of going to the great beyond, a better place, our final resting

Ngày tải lên: 06/12/2022, 08:50

... research Since it‘s very hard to find the original printing short stories of Jack London, the researcher relies mainly on the materials from reliable websites in the Internet One of the outstanding ... or something that can be counted separately – within these selected short stories, but instead to gain a general understanding of the use of these metaphor in literature and then to find out the ... Findings and Discussion, presents the findings obtained and sound discussions on those findings Chapter 5, Conclusion, provides a recapitulation of the main issues and problems presented in

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2023, 10:23

... adopted in the Trang 6Vietnamese translation of English adverbials in these short stories 3 What kinds of shifts are used in the Vietnamese translation of English adverbials in these short stories? ... shifts have been involved in the process of translating them into Vietnamese - To recognise the shifts adopted in the Vietnamese translation of English adverbials in these short stories - To recognise ... in translating This translation phenomenon also happens in translating parts of speech in some texts In all languages used over the world, it is generally known that parts of speech involve various

Ngày tải lên: 20/04/2023, 21:08

... study are: (1) to investigate students’ interest in learning American short stories; (2) to examine the effect of applying role-play to the teaching and learning of American short stories 1.4 Research ... a turning-point in the passage, something that will indicate a movement within the passage, implying a beginning, a middle and an end.” Alex Keegan (1999) “What is a short-story?” The Internet ... Overview of Using Literature in English Language Teaching Literature was initially the main source of input for teaching in language classes in the era of Grammar Translation Method but since other

Ngày tải lên: 01/07/2023, 21:26

... describing life as a journey, emphasizing that death serves as a crucial stopping point along this path.In Jack London's short stories, the metaphor of "life as a journey" culminates in the inevitable ... original printings of Jack London's short stories The researcher primarily utilizes reliable online sources, which offer updated, abundant, and authentic information After gathering data, the information ... obstacles in achieving their goals, highlighting the intricate relationship between the traveler and their human experience When a traveler arrives at their destination injured, blind, or in pain,

Ngày tải lên: 17/12/2023, 02:27

... as accusing, apologizing, blaming, congratulating, giving permission, joking, nagging, naming, promising, ordering, refusing, swearing, thanking, etc Moreover, Searle (1985) states that in general, ... analysis and interpretation of the illocutionary acts utilized in modern American short stories In terms of practice, the manipulation of indirect types in modern American short stories into real-life ... of the findings and the clear description of expressives as illocutionary acts in turns of syntactic and function in modern American short storiesFINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONFindingsThe findings consist

Ngày tải lên: 25/03/2024, 14:52

... direct meaning It differs from the indirect meaning which is presented in the following: ―Indirect meaning is the meaning that indirectly denotes something in the association with other things, i.e ... hyperbole in some short stories which we often find when reading the stories I will give some information on hyperbole and stress on the analysis of the expression of hyperbole in some typical short stories ... works include twenty three small parts which are the short stories in many views and sides of society and people in his country And ―Strictly business‖ is also one of the most interesting short stories

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:51

... direct meaning and indirect meaning 2.1.1 Direct meaning As stated by Truong, Direct meaning is the meaning that directly denotes something without comparing it or associating with other things, ... - Presenting, classification, sources, problems in English - Outlining some pairs of irony - Irony used in O‟ Henry‟s short stories - Comparing irony used in O‟ Henry‟s and one used in Nguyen ... Trang 17II WORD MEANING 1 Definitions of meaning There are many ways to definite the word meaning, let‟s study this one: Meaning is a notion in semantics classically defined as having two components:

Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2013, 23:52

... story-telling can be used as a teaching method in school, in order to help children prove some of their skills in learning English, such as listening, reading, speaking… Aims of story-telling in education: ... communication, the telling of stories in an integral and essential part of the human experience “Storytelling is a process, a medium for sharing, interpreting, offering the content and meaning of a story ... far by applying story-telling in English lessons, learning and teaching English will become more and more interesting and effective From my point of view, story-telling is rather new in education

Ngày tải lên: 18/03/2014, 23:45

... torrent, rain, ice, tear, etc Its activities are even more various: pouring, flowing, overflowing, flooding, spilling, streaming, rushing, drifting, showering, sprinkling, welling, rising, churning, ... Vietnamese short stories Chart 1: Parts of speech of water and fire metaphors in American short stories Trang 23 Chart 2: Parts of speech of water and fire metaphors in Vietnamese short stories In ... swimming, sinking, washing, bathing, drinking, etc Things also need water to float or buoy up Water evokes the feeling of pleasure because it is cool When water takes the form of ice, it is freezing

Ngày tải lên: 02/03/2015, 14:20

... using short stories in teaching reading skill? 4 Scope of the study In this study, the writer intends to deal with the questions that how effectively short stories are used in teaching reading ... better use of short stories in teaching reading skill It is thus recommended for further studies to minimize the challenge found in this study and vary kinds of short stories used in teaching English ... using short stories in teaching reading skill for the 7th grade students at Nguyen Khuyen secondary school 2.Aims and objectives of the study The study aims at investigating the use of short stories

Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2016, 16:58

... typical technique of creating irony in Edgar Allan Poe‟s short stories in particular and an awareness of using and interpreting irony in literary works in general Trang 7PART A: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale ... on Irony in Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe” is conducted to help learners understand irony concepts, identify and interpret types of irony in Poe‟s short stories in particular and in literature ... works in general more easily 1.2 Aims of the study The study aims at: (1) finding out common types of irony in Edgar Allan Poe‟s short stories; (2) investigating the creation of irony in Edgar

Ngày tải lên: 29/08/2016, 21:19

... hadpessimistic point of views in life and left their stories’ ending open Remarque (1939) believed: “It's not much You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it But you'll find out, ... synthesizing the study’s main ideas and concluding what the author has done in this thesis; including implicationsfor teaching and learning; giving some limitations of the study andproposing some suggestions ... the female images in Vietnamesesociety from diverse points of view and explaining for the origin of thisimages during this time Jasdomin Tolentino (2008) assumed that KateChopin’s unconventional

Ngày tải lên: 20/04/2017, 23:08