Concepts for analyzing deception in discourse intended to be persuasive
Two case studies from Shakespearean drama
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12821718 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Juhani Rudanko (0000-0002-8692-7784, Tampere University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 109-126 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-30 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Historical Pragmatics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1566-5852 • E-ISSN: 1569-9854 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/jhp.8.1.06rud |
| OpenAlex | W2001875783 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
The article examines two episodes from Shakespeare, one from Julius Caesar and the other one from Othello , in order to shed light on the nature of a type of deception often used by a speaker in discourse meant to persuade a hearer to adopt a particular course of action. Drawing on the episodes, two conceptual distinctions are proposed, one between overt and covert intentions and the other between first-order and second-order intentions. It is argued that the distinctions make it possible to formulate a structured framework for analyzing the type of deception in question. The model proposed also draws on Gricean maxims, emphasizing the role of the maxims of Quality and Quantity, first part
Action (physics · Covert · Deception · Epistemology · Linguistics · Order (exchange · Quality (philosophy · Deception detection and forensic psychology · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2023 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |