The Speech Act of Explanation in Closure Signs

• 영문명: The Speech Act of Explanation in Closure Signs
• 발행기관: 한국사회언어학회
• 저자명: Hye-Kyung Lee
• 간행물 정보: 『사회언어학』제31권 4호, 1~32쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 언어학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.12.31

영문 초록

This study investigates the speech act of explanation within a corpus of approximately 243 closure signs posted during the Covid-19 pandemic in Korea. Using a classification system derived from Bella and Ogiermann (2022), the explanations are categorized into four distinct groups. Category 1 explanations are further divided into three subcategories: signs revealing the relationships between government decisions and closures, those with expressions of support for official mandates, and those presenting dissent with closure directives. A comparative analysis between the third sub-category and pandemic-related activities (i.e., My Body My Choice Activities) is also conducted, highlighting similarities and differences. Category 2 centers on safety concerns, emphasizing public health and safety as the primary justification for closures. Notably, this category showcases an elevated sense of agency among sign authors. Explanations in Category 3 combine Categories 1 and 2. Category 4 explanations, which attribute closure to Covid-19, necessitate an investigation of terms referring to Covid-19. It is observed that the naming closely adheres to normative and public guidelines, reflecting a collective awareness of the crisis and a commitment to cooperation. The findings contribute valuable insights into the linguistic and cultural characteristics of explanations within Korean business closure signs, indicating phenomena specific to Korean communities.

목차

1. INTRODUCTION

2. LITERATURE REVIEW

3. DATA COLLECTION AND METHOD

4. RESULTS

5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION

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키워드

closure signs speech acts explanation Covid-19 crisis communication