Прагматический эффект выбора видо-временных форм глаголов со значением просьбы и совета в директивных перформативных высказываниях
Pragmatic implications of tense and aspect in directive performative utterances with request and advice verbs

Summary/Abstract: In this work, I examine the illocutionary potential of some directive speech acts in Russian and Bulgarian in terms of politeness and interpersonal distance. I show that for performative verbs, the interplay between tense and aspect parameters serves a wide range of pragmatic functions, for example regulating the level of cooperation or aggression in the process of modern communication. Of particular interest is the use of the imperfective future forms in Russian directives.

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