Illocutionary constructions: (Multiple source)-in-target metonymies, illocutionary ICMs, and specification links

  1. Pérez Hernández, L. 1
  1. 1 Universidad de La Rioja
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    Universidad de La Rioja

    Logroño, España

    ROR https://ror.org/0553yr311

Revista:
Language & Communication

ISSN: 0271-5309

Ano de publicación: 2013

Volume: 33

Número: 2

Páxinas: 128-149

Tipo: Artigo

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DOI: 10.1016/J.LANGCOM.2013.02.001 SCOPUS: 2-s2.0-84875271618 WoS: WOS:000318835500004 GOOGLE SCHOLAR

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Resumo

This article revisits the notion of indirect speech acts (ISA) in the light of a weak formulation of the classical Literal Force Hypothesis. It is argued that ISAs are actually instances of unspecified illocutions, which allows for the positing of a conventionalization cline in their realization. Under these assumptions, we revise current theories of ISAs and make a number of proposals to overcome their limitations: (1) (Multiple source)-in-target metonymies and illocutionary ICMs are postulated to account for the motivation and rich conceptual fabric of illocutionary categories, respectively; and (2) a more flexible model of illocutionary constructions is sketched in terms of base configurations and specification links in order to explain the multi-faceted nature of illocutionary performance. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.