you have the time. It means that Jules asks him to give some good plans which
can increase the business of her company. Jules‘s utterance is included as
conventionally indirect request based on the hearer. It is shown in Jules‘s utterance that Jules bestows Ben to choose whether he would like to give some
ideas or not. By saying I mean, if you have the time, it shows that Jules does not
force Ben to think about what Jules‘s business needs quickly.
c. Conventionally indirect requests based on the speaker
Conventionally indirect requests based on the speaker shows that this request represents the authority of the requester. The requester becomes a
powerful speaker who manages the request. Then, the request is direct in demand. An example of conventionally indirect requests based on the speaker is
held in the conversation between Jules and Ben. It occurs when they are heading to the road. In the way to the office, Jules remembers something that comes up
from her brain. She should go to the warehouse. In the car, they are debating the road that should they choose in order to make it faster to arrive at the warehouse.
Ben responds it with changing the direction to the left lane. However, Jules does not want to cross the road that is chosen by Ben. She replies that they should turn
right and cross the 9
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to Hamilton to the Expressway. Thus, Ben‘s decision is right and it does not take longer time to arrive at the warehouse. The interaction is
shown in Datum 14.
Jules : Oh Ben, I want to stop at the warehouse. 480 Greenpoint.
Ben moves into the left lane Jules : No, no, make a right. 9
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to Hamilton to the Expressway. Ben
: I think we should take 4
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to Flatbush. Much faster. Jules :
It won‘t be.
Datum 14
Jules says I want to stop at the warehouse. 480 Greenpoint to Ben. This
utterance is expressed in conventionally indirect request. It can be seen by the
phrase I want you. The use of I means that the requester can manage the request.
The intention of Jules‘s utterance is that Ben should change the route to the warehouse because Jules needs to go there. This request cannot be refused by Ben
because it seems to be an order to Ben. This request can be reformulated by
saying stop at the warehouse than the utterance in the example.
Another example is in the conversation between Becky and Jules which happens in the office. The story begins when Ben moves the desk beside Becky.
Jules sees the desk having new arrangement. She gives a mandate to Becky that Ben should know everything about her business. The dialogue is expressed in
Datum 19. Becky : Here you go.
Jules : Thanks. Also, I need to go over the data on the customer purchase patterns. Let Ben take a look at that too. Actually let
Ben take a look at it first. This throws Becky
Datum 19
Jules says I need to go over the data on the customer purchase patterns. Let Ben take a look at that too. Actually let Ben take a look at it
first . By saying that utterance, she wants Becky to give her the data of customer
purchase patterns. It is because Jules needs those data to know the improvement of her business. Furthermore, she requests to Becky that Ben should read the data
of customer purchase patterns too. Jules uses I need to begin her utterance, it
belongs to conventionally indirect request based on the speaker. It is shown by the
pronoun I and the word need that means speaker has power to control the request. The word need forces the requestee to perform the request. Furthermore, Becky
performs Jules‘s desired.
d. Direct Requests
