ILOKUCIONI NË ROMANIN „DARKA E GABUAR“ TË ISMAIL KADARESË

RAMADANI, Nertila (2025) ILOKUCIONI NË ROMANIN „DARKA E GABUAR“ TË ISMAIL KADARESË. International Journal of Human Sciences, 13 (24-25). pp. 250-258. ISSN 2671-3012

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Abstract

This study aims to explore the use of illocutionary acts in Ismail Kadare's novel The Wrong Dinner, based on Searle's theory. The significance of studying illocutionary acts lies in their direct connection to the speaker's intent during communication. A qualitative research method is employed. The data source consists of the dialogues between the novel's characters, particularly the main characters: Dr. Gurameto and Colonel Fritz von Schwabe. The way these characters use illocutionary acts to communicate, make commitments, or declare statements reflects shifts in their moral, psychological, and social positions. The use of illocutionary acts in the novel is not limited to verbal interaction but has tangible consequences on character relationships and the development of the overall conflict. The data analysis begins by isolating dialogues, followed by the analysis and classification of utterances into types of illocutionary acts, as well as the categorization and quantification of speech act types. This study applies pragmatic speech act theory to analyze illocutionary use in conversations (dialogues). The findings show that the novel employs five types of illocutionary acts: representatives, directives, commissives, expressives, and declaratives.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	speech acts, illocutionary acts, illocutionary force, novel.
Subjects:	P Language and Literature > P Philology. Linguistics
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Unnamed user with email zshi@unite.edu.mk
Date Deposited:	25 Dec 2025 13:25
Last Modified:	25 Dec 2025 13:25
URI:	http://eprints.unite.edu.mk/id/eprint/2256

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