Soccer narrative on the radio: between conventions and intentions

Abstract

Considering the discussions on the pragmatics of speech acts, we discuss in this article some aspects that allow us to identify an act performed by a subject as having a meaning of conventional origin or intentional source. To this end, we will perform an initial brief explanation of the notion of "illocutionary force" (SEARLE, 1986; VANDERVEKEN, 1985; MARI, 2001, 2011), and then, on the notions of "conventionality" and "intentionality" (SEARLE, 1995; RÉCANATI, 1986; VANDERVEKEN, 1993). At a later time, we will discuss how an analysis of indirect acts from Grice's conversational maxims can contribute to the understanding of such intentional acts of their size (VANDERVEKEN, 1993). Finally, we will introduce the notions of "conventions of usage" and "conventions of language" (MORGAN, 1991) to discuss the extent to which indirect acts undergo one or another in specific enunciative situations.