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The Category of Deixis in the Verbal Interaction of Belarusian and English Speakers

Journal: Language Art (Vol.3, No. 2)

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Page : 97-108

Keywords : Deixis; Macro-intention; Communicative Tactics and Strategies; Speech Act; Maxims.;

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Abstract

The article deals with Belarusian and English deictic markers and their role in verbal communication of native speakers in line with the pragmatic approach to language as a theory of speech influence for achieving communicators' goals. Being a universal lingua-pragmatic category, deixis not only forms the propositional frame of an utterance with the indication to the place, time and communicators, but also marks their goals in communication as a strategic process aimed at achieving participants' aims (macro-intentions) through the strategies of confrontation, negative politeness, and cooperation. The strategy is implemented through one or a number of tactics, which possess a dynamic character and make the strategy flexible. Speech tactics are predetermined by local aims (micro-intentions), and represent one of the tasks carried out consistently within a certain strategic line.

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