Toward Multimodal Pragmatics: A Study of Illocutionary Force in Chinese Situated Discourse

By Lihe Huang

Book Overview

This study uses the multimodal corpus approach to examine how speakers use multiple devices to perform illocutionary acts and express illocutionary forces. The author combines qualitative and quantitative methods to show that illocutionary forces are multimodal in nature.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032170921
• ISBN13: 9781032170923
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.16 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"