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as the speaker and William as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, William offered to free Jack from a cell in return of helping him to rescue his beloved woman
named Elizabeth. Jack wondered about William’s method to open the cell door then William told him that he was a person that participated in building the cell previously
so he knew how to break it. The purpose of the utterance was to express Jack’s curiosity to William for his skill in breaking the cell.
34. “That will be short for William, I imagine.”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
assertion. Jack and William are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and William as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack asked for
William’s name because they had not acquainted and William told his nick name to Jack. The purpose of the utterance was to confidently state to William that Jack knew
William’s real name.
35. “One question about your business, boy, or there’s no use going. This girl – how
far are you willing to go to save her?”
ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
statement. Jack and William are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and William as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack and
William were sneaking into a dock to steal a ship that would be used to save a woman named Elizabeth. Jack wondered about William’s readiness in saving Elizabeth. The
purpose of the utterance was to express Jack’s curiosity about William’s readiness in
saving Elizabeth. 36.
“It’s remarkable how often those two traits coincide.”
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ANALYSIS: The utterance is classified into Representative illocutionary act because there is an intended meaning to be delivered by the speaker in the form of
information. Jack and William are the participants involved in aconversation where Jack as the speaker and William as the hearer. When the utterance occurred, Jack and
William infiltrate a ship named The Dauntless by walking underwater when holding a boat to gave them space to breathe. William wondered about the idea whether it was
brilliant or crazy. The purpose of the utterance was togive information to William that craziness and brilliance is nearly a same trait.
37. “Is that so?”
