Pragmatic and Cross-Cultural Workings of Perlocutionary Intertexts  

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Shie, Jian-Shiung

Jenis: Article from Journal - e-Journal
Dalam koleksi: International Journal of English Linguistics vol. 4 no. 5 (Oct. 2014), page 1-16.
Topik: perlocutionary intertexts; the source text; the alluding text; pragmatic acts; pragmatic foregrounding
Fulltext: 1-16.pdf (261.03KB)

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Perlocutionary intertexts (PIs) have received little attention in the literature on nonliterary discourse. This paper explores PIs in spiked article titles. A textual survey and intertextual analysis were conducted to probe into the pragmatic and intertextual workings of the PIs and their potential appeals. It is found that 1) the sociocultural knowledge for the activation of the PIs is primarily derived from formulaic language, prominent literary/non-literary works, and media products; 2) pragmatic foregrounding attracts the reader’s attention; 3) the common ground derived from the source text forms the basis of the intertextual association; 4) external intertextuality triggers the pragmatic inferencing of the PI meaning and/or significance; and 5) internal paratextuality confirms or further develops the pragmatic inferencing. In addition, a post hoc questionnaire survey with 83 Taiwanese college students and their reading-response logs indicate that such intercultural PIs are moderately appealing, with their repellent effects upon the unknowing readers nullifying some of their attraction.

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