Implicatures in interviews

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An analysis of implicatures in interviews in the Kenyan print media

ISBN: 3846507849
ISBN 13: 9783846507841
Autor: Mayora, Janet
Verlag: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Umfang: 132 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.11.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Format: 0.8 x 22 x 15
Gewicht: 215 g
Produktform: Kartoniert
Einband: KT
Artikelnummer: 1374105 Kategorie:

Beschreibung

Conversational implicatures are ever present and commonly used in our day to day conversations. They are of importance in our conversations and it is almost impossible not to use them when it comes to communication. This study is on the use of conversational implicatures in interviews in the Kenyan print media. The study was to find out kinds of answers interviewees prefer to give when responding to yes/no questions. This study makes use of the pragmatic theory of implicature that is based on H.P. Grices work to explore kinds of responses given and how hearers interpret and arrive at conclusions as to what the words uttered by the speaker mean or what they imply. The authentic data were taken from two news paper pull-outs, namely: Buzz Sunday Nation Magazine and the Pulse Friday East African Magazine.

Autorenporträt

Janet Mayora attended St Marks Kigari Teachers Training College and thereafter proceeded to Nairobi University where she did her Bachelor of Education (Arts). After which she did her M.A in Linguistics from the same university. She is currently a teacher.

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