Illocutionary Speech Act Analysis in Nipashe Newspapers’ Headlines

Authors: Msei Ramadhani Nyagani (St. Augustine University of Tanzania) and Nasibu Musa (St. Augustine University of Tanzania) Abstract: The purpose of this study was to look at headline writers’ intentions from Tanzanian Nipashe newspapers and classify them in accordance with illocutionary speech acts Taxonomy by Searle (1979). The study employed a qualitative research approach and […]

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