A SPEECH ACT ANALYSIS ON THREE DIFFERENT CONVERSATIONS

Proponent Arrives Home from Work, Employees’ Discussion Inside the Elevator when they are on their way to
Food Court and Middle-Aged Employees’ Lunchtime Talk in the Food Court

Prepared by
Zuñiga, Zarah Cecilia – Santoyo

Summitted to
Prof. Joventina Madriaga
Professor, IE Faculty

In partial fulfillment in the requirements for the course

ENG14N Introduction to Stylistics

at the

Far Easter University – Institute of Education

Nicanor Reyes Street, Sampaloc, Manila
III. Result

A. A two-minute audio recording was transcribed and classified according to the kind of
illocutionary act by the proponent when she arrived home from work.
Z: Nasan yung screen? – Indirect Directives
Z: Ayun! - Expressives
Z: Ahh. Babe papulot naman niyan. – Direct Directives
Z: Ayun pa oh! - Expressives
R: Nabebenta ba ‘to? – Indirect Directives
R: Magkano benta natin dyan? - Indirect Directives
Z: Nasa limang-daan nayan kasama yung nasa labas. - Assertives
R: Yung benta natin? - Indirect Directives
Z: 300php plus lang ata? - Assertives
R: Kasi may mga kasama yun ehh. - Assertives
Z: Eh hindi, pero mabigat din yun. - Assertives
Z: Kakain naba si bebe? - Indirect Directives
R: Magbabaon ka siguro dapat? - Indirect Directives
Z: Oo, kaso nawawala yung lalagyanan ng pagkain. - Assertives
R: I-ano mo, tanggalin mo plastic niyan.
(referring to the plastic cover of my son’s highchair) - Direct Directives
Z: Ahh... Ahh... sakit ng likod ko – Expressives

B. A two-minute audio recording was transcribed and classified according to the kind of
illocutionary act by employees during their discussion inside the elevator when they
are on their way to food court.

E.O: Going up, Sir? – Indirect Directives

A: Bat nag jacket ka? – Direct Directives
Z: Di ko alam ‘bat nag jacket ako – Expressives
G: Ano pusta mo? (He is referring if what time is the 3rd poop of their officemate)
– Indirect Directives
K: Saan? – Indirect Directives
J: 1:30pm nga pre. – Assertives
G: Ako ala-1. – Assertives
 K: Ano yun? – Indirect Directives
G and J: Stage 3 – Assertives
K: Ako alas-dos – Assertives
G: Mukhang malapit yung sa inyo huh – Assertives
A: Ano yun? – Indirect Directives
K: Stage 3 – Assertives
J: First two levels nagawa na ehh – Assertives
Z: Stage 3 level na ngayon huh – Assertives
G: Pila! Pila! (When they arrived in the food court) – Indirect Directives
K: Ate, yung akin menudo, dine-in. – Direct Directives
G: Isang rice lang? – Indirect Directives
K: Oo, isa lang – Assertives
Z: Maghotdog ka nalang – Direct Directives
G: Naghotdog na tayo kanina – Assertives
G: Menudo? – Assertives
K: Oo – Assertives
G: Mukhang masarap yang may egg huh – Assertives
K: 100 isang order – Assertives
G: Tas may egg na den – Assertives
K: Oo – Assertives
Z: Nasan na si Aye? – Indirect Directives
G: Isang rice nga – Assertives
G: Lagyan mo ng sabaw yan – Direct Directives

C. A two-minute audio recording was transcribed and classified according to the kind of
illocutionary act by middle-aged employees while eating lunch in the food court.

K: Inuuto mo si Nicky! – Expressives

A: Hindi nanaman – Expressives
K: Grabe naman – Expressives
A: Nakikisuyo lang – Assertives
K: Nakikiss? – Infelicitous
A: Nakikisuyo – Assertives
K: Dapat nakikiss – Indirect Directives
G: Para matuwa-tuwa naman – Assertives
J: Sapat na daw yung video, ay yung picture nila – Assertives
G: Bukas maghaharap na si Onay – Assertives
K: Ang muling paghaharap – Assertives
Z: Grabe gutom na gutom ako – Expressives
A: Sayo yan Za? – Direct Directives
Z: Oo, grabe – Expressives
G: Oy! Diet ka ngayon huh. HAHAHA – Expressives
Z: Di gusto niyo ulam? – Indirect Directives
J: Anong pwede? – Indirect Directives
J: Penge nito. – Indirect Directives
G: Ang tinde talaga. – Expressives
G: Bat hihinge ka? – Direct Directives
G: Malay mo umorder tayo. – Inclusive Directives
J: Ano nga? Oh, game. – Indirect Directives
G: Wag mo na munang kunin hanggat umorder tayo. – Indirect Directives
K: Hindi tikman niyo nalang. – Indirect Directives
G: Gusto mong umorder? – Indirect Directives
J: Kaya yan! – Expressives
G: Tingnan mo muna kung kaya natin. – Direct Directives
G: Tikman mo muna kung masasarapan ka. – Direct Directives
Z: Grabe kayo sakin. – Expressives
K: Anong ginagawa naming sayo? – Direct Directives
Z: Wala lang. – Assertives
G: Di ka naman naming pinipigilang kumain huh. – Assertives
Z: Di, tang ina nagugutom nako eh. – Assertives
K: Eh anong pakialam naming dun? – Indirect Directives
Z: Wala lang nagpapaliwanag lang, kahit di kailangan. – Assertives
G: Wag ka nang magpaliwanag. – Assertives
J: Aba! May ganito kapa huh. – Expressives
K: Parang kang si Onay eh, biglang pumasok kahapon nagpaliwanag bigla.
– Assertives
Z: Guilty ako eh. – Assertives
G: Nakangiti lang kame eh – Assertives
 A: Nicky ang konti lang nung kanin eh – Assertives
K: Tang ina nito! Dun ka magreklamo kay ate – Expressives; Direct Directives
Z: Ah, hiningi mo nalang yung kanin ni Nicky – Assertives
Z: Bile ka nalang ulit ng kanin – Direct Directives
A: Nicky, diba nagpabile ako? – Direct Directives
A: Nasan na yung pera ko? – Inclusive Directives
N: Ayan na nga! – Expressives
J: Kuha ka naring ulam – Direct Directives
K: Grabe! Walang tiwala kay Nicky oh – Expressives; Asserives
A: Di naman! – Expressives
A: Baka kasi sabihin ni Nicky hindi ako nagbabayad eh – Assertives
A: Ayaw ko naman sabihin ni Nicky na di ako nagbabayad – Assertives
A: Ayaw mo talaga nang kanin? – Direct Directives

IV. Analysis

The following figures were logged after the audio recordings were carefully transcribed
and classified.

A. When arrives home from work

KINDS OF SPEECH ACTS # %
INDIRECT DIRECTIVES 6 37.50
DIRECT DIRECTIVES 2 12.50
ASSERTIVES 5 31.25
EXPRESSIVES 3 18.75
COMMISSIVES 0 0
DECLARATIVES 0 0
INFELICITOUS 0 0

B. Employees discussion inside the elevator

KINDS OF SPEECH ACTS # %
INDIRECT DIRECTIVES 8 26.67
DIRECT DIRECTIVES 4 13.34
 ASSERTIVES 17 56.67
EXPRESSIVES 1 3.33
COMMISSIVES 0 0
DECLARATIVES 0 0
INFELICITOUS 0 0

C. During lunch of the middle-aged employees in the food court

KINDS OF SPEECH ACTS # %

INDIRECT DIRECTIVES 9 16.98
DIRECT DIRECTIVES 10 18.87
INCLUSIVE DIRECTIVES 1 1.87
ASSERTIVES 19 35.18
EXPRESSIVES 14 25.93
COMMISSIVES 0 0
DECLARATIVES 0 0
INFELICITOUS 1 1.89

V. Discussion

All the data gathered in this research have been carefully analyzed and classified
according to the kind of illocutionary act. The study reveals that Assertives are most
commonly used by employees during their lunchtime talks, as shown in Tables B and C.

Table A, on the other hand, shows Directives are the most commonly used in the
house of the proponent, especially upon her arrival from work. This study also reveals that
the superior in their family is the women. As the breadwinner of the family, it's totally
natural for the proponent to be the one calling the shots in the household, giving
instructions to her partner as observed in the conversation. That being said, the
proponent's partner also has his say on things, although not to the extent of that seen
with the proponent who's more expressive as the woman in the relationship.