2. SPEAKING (mnemonic)
• Setting or Scene
• Participants
• End (goal)
• Act Sequence
• form and content of what is said: the precise word used, how they
are used, the relationship of what is said to the actual topic at hand
►linguistics – discourse.
• Key (tone, manners, spirit)
• Instrumentalities
• (channel) oral, written, telephone … etc.
• Norms of Interaction and Interpretation
• Genre:
• Clearly demarcated types of utterance; such as poems, proverbs,
riddles, sermons, prayers, lectures, and editorials.