A Pragmatic Study of Speech Acts in Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Old Stone Mansion

Authors

  • Sachin D Bhandare Asst. Professor of English, Rajarshi Shahu Mahavidyalaya, Latur Dist, Latur MS
  • Dr. S G Bhanegaonkar Asst. Professor of English, People’s College Nanded, Dist Nanded MS

Keywords:

Mahesh Elkunchwar, Old Stone Mansion, Linguistics

Abstract

Language is a social and cultural institution. It is a tool for social (and many other types of) communication and interactions. Linguistics is the scientific study of natural languages. It is defined as the study of the nature, structure, and variation of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, sociolinguistics, and pragmatics. Pragmatics, as one of the major branches of linguistics, basically studies how the utterances made by the communicator communicate a certain meaning to establish communion with the listener. It encompasses speech act theory, conversational implicature (politeness principle and co-operative principle), talk in interaction, and other approaches to language behaviour. The present paper discusses the application of speech act theory to the play Old Stone Mansion by Mahesh Elkunchwar.

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Published

01.01.2015

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Sachin D Bhandare, & S G Bhanegaonkar. (2015). A Pragmatic Study of Speech Acts in Mahesh Elkunchwar’s Old Stone Mansion. Journal of Teaching and Research in English Literature, 6(3), 3–8. Retrieved from https://journals.eltai.in/index.php/jtrel/article/view/JTREL060302

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 3 (2015): January

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Research Articles

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