A Pragmatic Study of Shakespeare's "King Lear": King vs. Father

This study aims pragmatically at investigating the linguistic behavior of the main character, Lear, in Shakespeare`s masterpiece “King Lear”. It specifically applies John Searle`s Speech Act Theory (1977), and Brown and Levinson`s Politeness Theory (1987) to Lear`s utterances to his three daughters...

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Main Authors: Abdel Moneam Lotfy Shaboun, Ahmed Salah El-Din, Ahmed Youssef Abdel Kader
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: Faculty of Arts, Port Said University 2023-07-01
Series:Maǧallaẗ Kulliyyaẗ Al-ādāb Ǧāmiʿaẗ Būrsaʿīd
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Online Access:https://jfpsu.journals.ekb.eg/article_300070.html