RESEARCH PROPOSAL A PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE USED BY THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN GUY RITCHIE’S SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) [pic] By: Ratih Santi Mianawati 08211141027 ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE STUDY PROGRAM FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS YOGYAKARTA STATE UNIVERSITY 2011 1. Title of Research : A Pragmatic Analysis of Conversational Implicature used by the Main Characters in Guy Ritchie’s Sherlock Holmes (2009) Personal identity :
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from what is said” (Davis‚ 2005:1). Implicature can be part of a sentence meaning‚ or can be dependent on conversational context‚ and it can be conventional or unconventional (Ibid). Grice (1975) differentiates between two main types of implicatures which are Conventional Implicature and Conversational Implicature which is going to be the focus of this paper. Conventional Conversational Implicature 2 implicature is an implicature that is determined by the conventional meaning of the words
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LITERATURE REVIEW ON PARENTING STYLES AND ASSERTIVENESS Many years ago‚ women were usually relegated to domestic duties‚ unlike men who were always seen in social interactions. However‚ in recent years‚ women have attracted much attention in the area of social interaction. Interestingly‚ whereas some women can skillfully interact socially‚ on the part of other women‚ social interaction is a difficult task. Social interaction has been
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An alphabet of conversational features Conversations exhibit a very wide range of styles‚ nuances and linguistic strategies. If you approach analysis with a checklist of ’main features’‚ you need to be careful to identify which ones are most appropriate to the conversation you are investigating. It is an interesting linguistic fact that alphabetical ordering confers neither more nor less importance on each item. Remember that it is the concept behind the terminology that matters. If‚ for
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Conversational Ball Games In the following reading‚ Nancy Masterson Sakamoto explains the difference between Japanese and American conversational styles. Born in the United States‚ Sakamoto has lived and taught English in Japan. She is currently professor of American Studies at Shitennoji Gakuen University‚ Hawaii Institute. The following selection is an excerpt from her textbook‚ Polite Fictions(1982). After I was married and had lived in Japan for a while‚ my Japanese gradually
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Throughout her multitude of works‚ author Flannery O’Connor employs the primary use a descriptive style of writing‚ with her works illustrating religion. Religion makes an appearance throughout her works‚ but for all the wrong reasons. Without context‚ religion is often seen as a positive‚ but under the hands of O’Connor‚ religion is depicted as being manipulated and used for crime. This can be visualized within her three works‚ “A Good Man is Hard to Find‚” “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” and
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CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE INTRODUCTION During the time doing this assignment‚ I accidentally brought back a memory when I was a student. My roommate was a very charming girl‚ who made many boys’ hearts beat. One day‚ a boy came to see her and said‚ “Would you like to go to the cinema with me tonight?” She replied‚ “Well‚ that’s a good idea. But I’ve got some folks coming over tonight.” He insisted on asking her‚ “So you are still able to go with me‚ right? Please‚ there’s a very good
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play a part in the type of learning style the child prefers. The personality and genetic makeup of the learner also affects the way in which they perceive and process information differently to other learners. (Gregorc‚ 1982) According Ellis (1985‚ p.14) a learning style is “the more or less consistent way in which a person perceives‚ conceptualizes‚ organizes and recalls information.” Therefore it is extremely vital that teachers adapt their teaching styles within the classroom so that each child
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As a result of the work of many Educational Psychologists-over many years-various explanations of learning styles have evolved. All of these studies were undertaken to determine how we as humans learn. "In its broadest sense‚ learning can be defined as a process of progressive change from ignorance to knowledge‚ from inability to competence‚ and from indifference to understanding....In much the same manner‚ instruction-or education-can be defined as the means by which we systematize the situations
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LEARNING STYLES INVENTORY Submitted To: Prof. Ramakrishna Chadaga Submitted by: Dr. Divya Sainath CONTENTS Introduction 3 Basis of Kolb ’s Experiential Learning Model 4 The Learning Cycle 4 EXAMPLES 7 Kolb ’s Learning Styles 7 Diverging (concrete‚ reflective) 8 Assimilating (abstract‚ reflective) 8 Converging (abstract‚ active) 8 Accommodating (concrete‚ active) 8 Relationships between kolb and other behavioural/personality theories 9 Honey and mumford ’s variation on the kolb
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