A Pragmatic Analysis of Acceptance in English Sermons

Authors

  • Maryam Hashim Tahreer MA Candidate, University of Babylon, College of Education for Human Sciences, Department of English
  • Asst. Prof. Lihadh A. Mubarak (PhD).University of Bablylon, College of Education for Human Sciences, Department of English

Keywords:

Speech act theory, Searle's Speech Acts Classification, Acceptance, Types of acceptance.

Abstract

The current study investigates the speech acts and the types of acceptance in  English sermon. The current study aims to determine the acceptance types used in English sermons. It also tries to identify the most common types of speech acts used in the sermons. To achieve the study's aims, there are some texts taken from English sermons to be the current study's data. The data were analyzed following a model designed by the researchers. At the end of the study, it was found that the representative speech act was the most dominant one . It was also found that social and conditional types of  acceptance are used in the English sermons.

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Published

2023-12-08

How to Cite

Maryam Hashim Tahreer, & Asst. Prof. Lihadh A. Mubarak. (2023). A Pragmatic Analysis of Acceptance in English Sermons. Kurdish Studies, 11(2), 4301–4307. Retrieved from https://kurdishstudies.net/menu-script/index.php/KS/article/view/1022

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 2 (2023): Kurdish Studies

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