Locative Inversion In Discourse: a strategy of non-commitment by Christine Copy, Lucie Gournay

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Changement de topique et prise en charge énonciative : le rôle de toujours est-il que by Véronique Lenepveu

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Proverbs, commitment, and the evasion of responsibility by Damien Villers

“…More attention will then be paid to the sociolinguistic approach which describes proverbs as a way for the speaker to avoid commitment and tension. This theory will be studied through notions such as polyphony or proverb duelling, and will be questioned through examples in which proverbs create tension intentionally or unintentionally, thus failing to disengage the speaker’s responsibility. …”
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Réflexions sur la dichotomie entre néolocuteurs et locuteurs natifs/traditionnels dans le cadre de la revitalisation des langues minoritaires : vers un nouveau discours inclusif by Robert Neal Baxter

“…The paper concludes that new speakers should be granted a sense of linguistic entitlement whilst avoiding side-lining traditional speakers, calling for a paradigm shift putting all speakers on an equal footing based on their linguistic proficiency and level of commitment to language maintenance in order to strengthen revitalisation efforts.…”
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P, dit X / P, X says dans le genre journalistique : entre effacement et brouillage des niveaux d’énoncé by Raluca NITA

“…The status of P is dependent on the journalistic genre in French and English and in most of the cases both the primary speaker and the reported speaker commit to the truth value of P. …”
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Toujours est-il que (p) ou le retour à un topique antérieur by Véronique Lenepveu

“…In this locution, the aspectual adverb toujours does not concern the content anymore, but the speaker’s commitment. It indicates that the initial point of view (Nølke, 1994) is still valid (persistence value), in spite of what has been said meanwhile.…”
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INTERPERSONAL MEANINGS OF MODALITY IN JACINDA ARDERN’S SPEECHES ON COVID-19 by Evelina Ayu Kristianti

“…However, in general, the interpersonal meanings represented from the modality in the speeches are the commitment, empathy, dan quick respond of the speaker.   …”
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An empirical study on the semantics-pragmatics of two Romance confirmational tags by Elena Castroviejo, Laia Mayol

“…should be preferred in contexts where the speaker is not necessarily interested in finding out the truth of p. …”
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COMMAND AND ORDER SPEECH ACTS IN THE MURDER CASE REPORT OF JUDGE JAMALUDDIN by Fifi Safreni, Jumino Suhadi, M. Manugeren

“…The study categorizes directive speech acts based on the speaker's knowledge, intentions, and power dynamics, focusing on how Zuraida's directives were central to executing the crime. …”
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Unclear Predication in the Construction by Christopher DESURMONT

“…This paper aims at showing that it should be regarded as a case of “unclear predication”, and as such, having the pragmatic advantage of enabling the speaker to pronounce a judgment without clearly committing themselves. …”
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Exploring Maxim Flouting in “A Man Called Otto” Movie: A Pragmatic Study by Ni Putu Adelia Wulantari, Putu Devi Maharani

“…The term flouting maxim refers to a situation in which a speaker deliberately fails to uphold one of Grice’s conversational maxims, called the Grice a maxim: quantity, quality, relation, and manner. …”
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Cultural nuances in pre-request speech acts: a pragmatic analysis of the Minangkabau language by Ike Revita, Oktavianus Oktavianus, Farah Anindya Zalfikhe, Wuri Syaputri

“…The results indicate that Minangkabau speakers often use polished and culturally nuanced politeness strategies, contemplating the community’s commitment to reciprocal respect and social unity. …”
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Verbal Rhetoric Skills in Bahmayari’s Storybooks and Mazandaran’s Proverbs by Ali Razzaghi Shani, Ahmad Ghanipour Malekshah, Morteza Mohseni, masoud ruhani

“…The variety of arrays in Mazandaran's proverbs are less and the arrays that were used in them are more simple and sensible: this suggests that speakers of Persian proverbs have more knowledge of literary than the speakers of Mazandarani' proverbs. …”
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« The Church-Builder » et « The Chapel-Organist » : l'écriture poétique de Thomas Hardy du monologue dramatique au « théâtre de la voix » by Laurence Estanove

“…These Hardy poems voice the disillusionment of two passionate yet misunderstood speakers about to commit suicide. The genre of the dramatic monologue is here used by Hardy as a model to explore and expand on. …”
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La politique de revitalisation de la langue basque dans la communauté autonome basque by Eguzki Urteaga

“…It appears that this language policy is relatively effective, having enabled the training of 300,000 additional Basque speakers in the space of three decades.…”
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RANCANG BANGUN SISTEM PENGAWASAN PEMAKAIAN ALAT PELINDUNG DIRI BERBASIS SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER by Pungky Irlan Hidayat, Rahmi Eka Putri, Budi Rahmadya

“…This research will utilize hardware in the form of a webcam, raspberry pi, speakers, and servers. As for the software, YOLOv4 will be used as a method of detecting PPE for workers and the website as a medium of information for violations committed. …”
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Participatory ESOL as process and product: Community-based participatory research with refugee English learners by Melissa Hauber-Özer, Joseph Decker

“… Adult English for Speakers of other Languages (ESOL) courses are crucial for the social and economic integration of immigrant and refugee families. …”
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