forces of responding to care. Hence, their utterances have a illocutionary forces that relate to the basic competence of expressing and responding to care.
d. Expressing and asking about planning
The dialogue above involves two participants. A man
: Look at you
You are coughing all the time.
Why don’t you consult your doctor?
A woman :
Don’t worry. It seems that I am suffering form the bad cold. I just
need a little rest.
A man :
But you’re not a doctor. How can you be so sure that it’s only a bad cold?
A woman :
Oh dear, it isn’t the first the time.
Well, I’m going to visit my doctor after this afternoon
A man :
T hat’s good.
4ChIVP77T24d The man’s bold utterance above has an illocutionary force of suggesting. He
suggested his friend to consult her doctor about her illness. This illocutionary force indicate the relation between the illocutionary force and the core
competence of asking about planning because by suggesting her to consult, the man indirectly asked about her plan to consult.
Then, the woman’s bold utterance has an illocutionary force of informing. She informed his friend that she had a
plan to visit her doctor this afternoon. So , the woman’s bold utterance shows the
relation between the illocutionary force of informing and the basic competence of expressing planning.
e. Expressing and Responding to Congratulating
This dialogue involves a mother and a son. A mom
: Son, I am so proud of you. Finally yo u’ve graduated from
university.
Congratulations, Son.
A son : Thanks, Mom.
I couldn’t do anything without your support and prayers. I love you, Mom.
5ChVP96T23e The mother’s utterance shows that it has an illocutionary force of
congratulating. Hence, it indicates that the mother’s bold utterance reveal the
existence of basic competence of expressing of congratulating in the dialogues
. Then, the son’s bold utterance has an illocutionary force of responding to congratulation. It indicates the existence of basic competence
of responding to congratulation in the dialogues as well.
f. Telling and Asking about Past Experiences, Activities or Events
