Author’s name:
Ekaterina Midova
Abstract:
The article discusses the definition of the indirect speech act in modern linguistic pragmatics and, based on the analysis of current research, selects several groups of definitions, basing each of these groups on various characteristics of the indirect speech act.
| Section | LANGUAGE AND CULTURE |
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| Key words | indirect speech act, indirect illocutionary act, indirect propositional content, illocutionary indicators, indirect speech strategy. |