Towards pragmatic contrastive analysis

Oleksy, Wiesław

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“…Krzeszowski, 1990, p. 30). Oleksy (1984) proposes the following definition for the notion of pragmatic equivalence in L1 and L2 languages: “A linguistic expression X 1 L 1 is pragmatically equivalent to a linguistic expression X 2 L 2 if both X 1 and X 2 can be used to perform the same SA [speech act] in L 1 and L 2 ” (p. 360).…”

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Equivalence in dictionary and text

Kotorova

2023

Language and Linguist. Compass

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The present paper deals with the problem of interlingual equivalence in vocabulary, text translation and intercultural communication and proposes a novel approach to this problem based on ideas from prototype theory and field theory. Within this approach, interlingual equivalence is defined not as the relation between two lexemes, but as the relation between a lexeme and a semantic field. The first part of the paper thus provides a general description of the main types of corresponding semantic fields. The second part deals with the factors that generally serve as a basis for establishing equivalence relations between lexical units in systems of the languages being compared and in texts. Particular attention is paid to outlining the differences between these factors. Furthermore, the paper discusses peculiarities arising when establishing equivalence relations between utterances in interlingual communication. In certain communicative situations, equivalent utterances cannot be perceived as adequate forms of realisation of a speech act, which must be taken into account in order to avoid misunderstanding and communication failure. In this case, equivalence relations in communication often need to be replaced by relations of adequacy. The difference between equivalence and adequacy is discussed as well. The analysis is based on comparison of the lexical‐semantic spheres of English, German and Russian.

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Equivalence in dictionary and text

Kotorova

2023

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“…He used contrasting analysis for the purpose of promoting conceptualization of English sentence structure in ESL teaching in Malaysia. It is just about a maxim to perceive that contrastive analysis provides choices of different methods on the prevailing linguistic concepts and the variety of language singularities (Oleksy, 1984). Ellis (1986) In Contrastive Analysis Hypothesis (CAH), researchers follow these abovementioned steps and did comparisons and contrasts of the two languages.…”

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Contrastive Analysis of the Vowel Sound System of Urdu and English Languages

2023

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Phonemic awareness plays a pivotal role in getting mastery and competence in second language or foreign language. English and Urdu languages both have different distinctive phonemic features. Both languages have their peculiar phonetic attributes. However, it is often seen that ESL learners face problems in picking up the pronunciation of the second language articulation process. The contrastive analysis approach was selected to analyze the vowel sound systems of English and Urdu languages. The contrastive approach is effective in analyzing the similarities and differences between two languages. The findings of the study reveal that there is a significant difference between the numbers of phonemic sounds of monophthongs and diphthongs in both languages. Some features were found similar while, some dissimilar features were also examined in both languages. Researchers observed the distinctive properties of nasal sounds in both languages. Findings of the study indicated that the 'h' sound is treated as consonant (in some cases as semi-vowel) in English language; however, in Urdu language it is considered as vowel sound and if 'h' sound follows a vowel in Urdu and the syllable is terminated, the vowel is pronounced with a breathy voice. On the other hand, in English language this feature of breathy voice is not present. Moreover, the findings of this study would be beneficial for personals of academic sectors, second language learners and teachers as well.

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“…Meanwhile, topics like these are difficult to convey in cultural conversations. Oleksy (1984) advocated focusing on 'communicative action,' which includes a locution component (a proposition expressed in speech, not just sentences), an illocutionary component (traditional speech acts based on sincerity and its various forms of realization), a pragmatic-contractive component (community/culture-based restrictions on the use of elements of the speech act repertoire), and an interactive component. The general purpose is to "address issues concerning how cross-language speakers modify linguistic phrases to execute various societal functions.…”

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“…The concept of action theory, when discussing 'illocutionary', is an important starting point for attempts to construct pragmatic models of contrastive analysis (Oleksy, 1984;Riley, 1979). Given the prominence of Searle's (1969) speech act theory during the early years of the emerging area of contrastive pragmatics, it is not unexpected that a wide range of contrastive research evolved.…”

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Buku Ajar English Pragmatics

Mandarani¹,

Fediyanto²

2022

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It is challenging to describe many communicative phenomena in daily conversation linguistically. Linguists investigate why we have language, how it functions, the limitations of linguistic variety, and how language evolves (Willemsen & Bøegh, 2019). Since the human language has various roles, functions, and qualities, humans can use language correctly—several forms of language, such as sound symbols that are arbitrary but have meaning. Now we are all encouraged to seek meaning and are fascinated by the definition of a new term. We are occasionally unclear about what message we should take from what we read or hear, and we are concerned about communicating our thoughts to others. We like jokes that use many interpretations of words or ambiguities in sentences to be hilarious. Commercial businesses invest significant time and money in naming items, developing slogans, and developing essential messages to the buying public.

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Towards pragmatic contrastive analysis

Cited by 51 publications

References 2 publications

Equivalence in dictionary and text

Equivalence in dictionary and text

Contrastive Analysis of the Vowel Sound System of Urdu and English Languages

Buku Ajar English Pragmatics

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