The functions of “I think” in TED Talks and their Turkish translations

A corpus-based study

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ID20484103
AutoresAytaç Çeltek (0000-0002-8010-2968, autor de correspondencia)
Año2024
Volumen31
Número2
Páginas391-420
Fecha de publicación2024-12-31
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPragmatics & Cognition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0929-0907 • E-ISSN: 1569-9943
EditorialJohn Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1075/pc.24006.cel
OpenAlexW4406533331
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas47

This study provides a comprehensive analysis of the pragmatic marker “I think” and its translation into Turkish, specifically focusing on its use in TED Talks. Using a corpus-based approach, the research investigates the various functions and Turkish equivalents of “I think”, revealing significant insights into its role as a commenting speech action. Grounded in speech act theory, particularly expositive illocutionary acts, the study emphasizes the illocutionary pluralism of “I think” in managing discourse, expressing speaker attitudes, and engaging interlocutors. The findings highlight the high frequency and critical role of “I think” in spoken English, its function as a commenting speech action in maintaining discourse coherence, and the notable translation choices in Turkish, such as bence ‘in my opinion’ and sanırım ‘I suppose/I assume’. This study contributes to pragmatics by enhancing our understanding of the illocutionary pluralism of “I think” vis-à-vis its translation strategies

Linguistics · Turkish · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · History · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Philosophy

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