Dell Hymes proposed seven features of discourse in his'ethnography of speaking'. The seven features are setting, purpose, key, channels, message content and message form. In this paper, the author uses these s...Dell Hymes proposed seven features of discourse in his'ethnography of speaking'. The seven features are setting, purpose, key, channels, message content and message form. In this paper, the author uses these seven features to analyze a speech act.展开更多
文摘Dell Hymes proposed seven features of discourse in his'ethnography of speaking'. The seven features are setting, purpose, key, channels, message content and message form. In this paper, the author uses these seven features to analyze a speech act.