A clear case of an indirect #speechact 👉
Me very kindly taking my sister to the station by car, despite having better things to do on a Sunday morning. My sister: “Are you tired? Do you want me to drive?”. Real meaning: “You suck at driving please let me do it” @linguistics #linguistics
@eugenia_diegoli @linguistics How do you know the real meaning?
@Rainer_Rehak @linguistics the “assumption of intent” is tricky indeed! In this case specifically, I know my sister very well and, to be fair, driving is not my thing :)
Follow
@eugenia_diegoli @Rainer_Rehak @linguistics how about "I appreciate your help, and I see how I can return the favour " - my blind guess of course
