THE PROBLEM OF DIRECTIVENESS AND POLITENESS IN SPEECH ACT THEORY: AN ANTHROPOCENTRIC ANALYSIS
Keywords:
speech acts, politeness (politesse), pragmatics, anthropocentric approach, directive speech acts, indirectness strategies, communicative contextAbstract
This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the concept of politeness (politesse) within the framework of speech act theory, based on examples from the French language. The study adopts an anthropocentric approach, viewing language as an integral component of human cognitive, social, and communicative activity. Key notions of speech act theory, including locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts, are examined from the perspective of politeness. Particular attention is paid to directive speech acts (orders, requests, advice, suggestions) and their pragmatic characteristics. The analysis shows that in French, politeness strategies are frequently realized through indirectness, modal verbs, and conditional forms. The findings confirm that speech act theory constitutes an effective methodological framework for the study of politeness phenomena.
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