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Changes of Devotion of Stations of The Cross In The 20th Century According To The Theory Of Speech Acts (Selected Aspects)

Summary/Abstract: The paper describes changes which occurred in service of Stations of the Cross during the last century. The analysis is based on Searle’s classification of illocutionary acts and Bühler-Jakobson’s theory of speech functions. Illocutionary force is considered as one of the specific features of a speech genre (so called pragmatic aspect). Material of the study includes 100 Polish texts of Stations of the Cross service published during the first half of the 20th century and 100 contemporary texts of the devotional practice (after the II Vatican Council). The frequency of appearance and significance of different speech acts have changed in the analyzed period. It may be noted, inter alia, reduction of the role of expressive acts, and at the same time increase of the role of directive acts. Clearly less attention is paid to declarational act of gaining of the indulgences. However, basic set of speech acts in the devotion hasn’t changed and in this sense we can speak of stability of devotion of Stations of the Cross.

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