Discourse Operations and Declarative Clauses

Flashcards covering key concepts about discourse operations, clauses, and syntactic moods from the lecture.

Discourse Operations

Processes that organize language as it is used in communication, incorporating topics like syntactic moods and clauses.

Declarative Clauses

A grammatical structure that makes a statement, typically following the subject-verb-complement order.

Syntactic Mood

The grammatical category that expresses the degree or kind of reality attached to an utterance.

Locutionary Act

The actual utterance made by a speaker; the literal meaning of the statement.

Illocutionary Act

The intended meaning or function of the utterance that goes beyond the literal meaning.

Perlocutionary Act

The effect or outcome of an utterance on the listener, what the utterance accomplishes.

Politeness Theory

A theory that links the use of politeness strategies in language to maintain the public self-image or 'face' of interlocutors.

Indicative Mood

The grammatical mood used to make factual statements and represent true assertions.

Subjunctive Mood

The grammatical mood expressing wishes, hypotheticals, or conditions that are not factual.

Imperative Mood

The grammatical mood used to issue commands or requests.

Assertion

The act of stating something as a fact or belief, presenting information as true.

Non-Assertion

The presentation of information that is not stated as a fact, often involving presupposition.

CEFR Descriptors

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages guidelines used to establish learning goals and language proficiency levels.

Queclaratives

Declarative statements that convey a question or seek confirmation, often marked by intonation.

Discourse Markers

Words or phrases like 'definitely' or 'certainly' that help organize discourse and signal the speaker's confidence or assertion.

Face Threatening Acts

Communications that potentially threaten an individual's self-image or public persona.