Grammatic and Pragmasemantic Features of Inducement Utterances in English-speaking Media Discourse (Based on Headlines in the Guardian On-Line Version)

Abstract.

GRAMMATIC AND PRAGMASEMANTIC FEATURES OF INDUCEMENT UTTERANCES IN ENGLISH-SPEAKING MEDIA DISCOURSE (BASED ON HEADLINES IN THE GUARDIAN ON-LINE VERSION)

Olha Zaluzhna

English Philology Department, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Oleksandra Kholodiuk

English Philology Department, Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Abstract

Background: The issue of the inducement utterances discourse analysis has remained topical for modern linguistic research for many years, the evidence of which are numerous theoretical and empiric studies. Yet, the scope of theoretical questions open for discussion and the variety of the discourse realm involved leave fruitful ground for further research. The present article offers an out­line of grammatic and pragmasemantic peculiarities of inducement utterances used in headlines of the Guardian (its on-line based version).

Purpose: The purpose of the present research is to identify specific features of the inducement utterances grammatic and pragmasemantic features within the media discourse, establish the inven­tory of the language means used, and identify typical meanings expressed by the inducement speech acts singled out in the process of the research.

Results: The empiric database analysis allows to arrive at conclusion that inducement speech acts can be distributed into two groups: direct and indirect, the latter demonstrating quantitative domi­nance and being represented by significantly bigger inventory of language means of its expression. The insight into the pragmatic peculiarities of the language material studied makes it possible to sin­gle out the following speech acts which include but are not limited to order, advise, request, wish, invitation, prohibition, permission, excuse, instruction, incitement, threat.

Discussion: Inducement is the verbal expression of the communicant’s intension(s) directed (directly or indirectly) at the recipient to encourage them to perform an action with the aim of achieving the communicant’s perceptive goal. The strong preference for indirect inducement com­municative acts can be predetermined by the fact that English-speaking language culture demon­strates inclination to expressing inducement with the help of non-direct language means. The inven­tory of speech acts, singled out during the research, indicates that the communicant’s intentions vary greatly, and this variety in its turn allows to transmit the nuances of the communicative message so as to achieve the goal of the communication.

Key words: media discourse, semantics, pragmatics, imperatives, inducement utterance, di­rect / indirect inducement act.

Vitae

Olha Zaluzhna is a PhD in Philology, Associate Professor at English Philology Department at Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Her areas of research include contras­tive semantics, lexical semantics, discourse analysis, sociolinguistics.

Correspondence: o.zaluzhna@donnu.edu.ua

Oleksandra Kholodiuk is a student of English Philology Department at Vasyl’ Stus Donetsk National University, Vinnytsia, Ukraine. Her areas of research include discourse analysis, semantic syntax, linguistic pragmatics.

Correspondence: kholodiuk.o@donnu.edu.ua

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