(Luận văn) a study of indirect speech acts used in “spotlight”

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING QUY NHON UNIVERSITY LÊ THỊ MỸ NHỚ lu an n va ie gh tn to A STUDY OF INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS USED p IN “SPOTLIGHT” d oa nl w an lu Field: English Linguistics ll u nf va Code: 8220201 oi m z at nh Supervisor: Assoc Prof Dr Nguyễn Văn Long z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si BỘ GIÁO DỤC VÀ ĐÀO TẠO TRƯỜNG ĐẠI HỌC QUY NHƠN LÊ THỊ MỸ NHỚ lu an n va NGHIÊN CỨU VỀ HÀNH VI NGÔN NGỮ GIÁN p ie gh tn to TIẾPĐƯỢC SỬ DỤNG TRONG PHIM “SPOTLIGHT” nl w Chuyên ngành: Ngôn ngữ Anh d oa Mã số: 8220201 ll u nf va an lu oi m Người hướng dẫn: PGS.TS Nguyễn Văn Long z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si i STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP I firmly assert that the thesis “A study of indirect speech acts used in “Spotlight”” is accomplished by myself There have not been any works employed without acknowledgment in the research I also certify that this research has not been submitted for the award of any degree in any other tertiary institution Binh Dinh, 2021 lu an va n Lê Thị Mỹ Nhớ p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENT First and foremost, I would like to express my sincerely deep gratitude to Assoc Prof Dr Nguyen Van Long, my supervisor, for his experienced guidance and extremely valuable advice It goes without saying that I cannot complete this thesis without my supervisor‟s support Also, I would like to give big thanks to all the lecturers of the Department of Foreign Languages in Quy Nhon University for their lu willingness to give me with their knowledge, inspiration during the process of an In addition, I am thankful to authors whose books and materials are n va writing the thesis Last but not least, I wish to show my special thanks and love to my p ie gh tn to very crucial in laying theoretical foundation for my study research d oa nl w friends and my family who have supported, encouraged me to finish this lu ll u nf va an Binh Dinh, August 2021 oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si iii ABSTRACT This is a study of indirect speech acts used in the conversations in the movie “Spotlight” in terms of structures and functions In the thesis, both quantitative and qualitative approaches, as well as descriptive, analytic, and synthetic methods are employed Totally, 131 samples in “Spotlight” are analysed, which reveals interesting results relating to indirect speech act structures and indirect speech act functions To be more specific, as regards lu indirect speech act structures, intended meaning# literal meaning of others an n va comes in the first place with 58 utterances (44.28 %) The second place to 24.43 % Noticeably, there are no exclamative structures found in gh tn to belongs to interrogative for command/ request with 32 utterances equivalent p ie “Spotlight” Regarding indirect speech act functions, there are 24 different w indirect speech act functions in the chosen conversations of the movie, in oa nl which to request/ order/ command shows the predominance with 22 d utterances (16.8 %) ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si iv TABLE OF CONTENTS STATEMENT OF AUTHORSHIP i ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ii ABSTRACT iii TABLE OF CONTENTS iv ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS vii LIST OF TABLES viii lu LIST OF GRAPH ix an 1.1 Rationale n va CHAPTER INTRODUCTION 1.2.1 Aim p ie gh tn to 1.2 Aim and objectives w 1.2.2 Objectives oa nl 1.3 Research questions d 1.4 Scope of the study lu an 1.5 Significance of the study u nf va 1.6 Organization of the study ll CHAPTER LITERATURE REVIEW m oi 2.1 Theoretical background z at nh 2.1.1 Speech Acts Theory 2.1.2 Levels of Speech Acts z gm @ 2.1.3 Classification of Speech Acts 2.1.4 The Role of Context in Speech Act Studies 12 l m co 2.1.5 Sentence Structures 13 2.2 Review of Previous Studies 15 an Lu CHAPTER METHOD 20 n va ac th si v 3.1 Research Approaches 20 3.2 Research Procedures 20 3.4 Data Collection and Analysis 20 3.4.1 Data collection 20 3.4.2 Data Analysis 23 CHAPTER FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 25 4.1 Structures of Indirect Speech Acts in “Spotlight” 25 4.1.1 Declaratives 28 lu 4.1.2 Interrogatives 29 an 4.1.3 Imperatives 31 va n 4.1.4 Exclamatives 31 to gh tn 4.1.5 Others 32 p ie 4.2.Functions of Indirect Speech Acts in “Spotlight” 33 4.2.1 To request/ order/ command 34 oa nl w 4.2.2 To express one‟s surprise 35 4.2.3 To suggest/ offer 35 d an lu 4.2.4 To agree/ admit 36 u nf va 4.2.5 To ask for permission 37 4.2.6 To express one‟s suspicion/ uncertainty 37 ll oi m 4.2.7 To refuse 37 z at nh 4.2.8 To claim 38 4.2.9 To criticize 39 z gm @ 4.2.10 To negate 39 4.2.11 To advise 40 l m co 4.2.12 To express one‟s unpleasantness/ anger/ complaint 40 4.2.13 To joke 41 an Lu 4.2.14 To protest 42 n va ac th si vi 4.2.15 To threaten 42 4.2.16 To invite 43 4.2.17 To confirm 43 4.2.18 To praise 44 4.2.19 To disagree 45 4.2.20 To convince 45 4.2.21 To thank 46 4.2.22 To promise 46 lu 4.2.23 To apologize 47 an 4.2.24 To predict 47 va n CHAPTER CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 49 5.1.1 Conclusions Relating to Indirect Speech Act Structures 49 p ie gh tn to 5.1 Conclusions 49 5.1.2 Conclusions Relating to Indirect Speech Act Functions 49 oa nl w 5.2 Implications of the Study 50 5.3 Limitations of the Study 50 d an lu 5.4 Suggestions for Further Research 51 u nf va RESEARCH SCHEDULE 52 REFERENCES 53 ll oi m APPENDIXES z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si vii ABBREVIATIONS AND CONVENTIONS Adj: Adjectives LTD: limited N: Number NP: Noun Phrase qtd: quoted %: Percent/ Percentage Italics are used for quotes, terminology, and emphasis lu an n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si viii LIST OF TABLES Table Title number 3.1 4.1 lu an 4.2 Page Framework for the analysis of indirect speech acts 23 Distribution of indirect speech act structures realized in 27 “Spotlight” Distribution of indirect speech act functions realized in 33 “Spotlight” n va p ie gh tn to d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si AP.11 - Sacha: Joe, I think the language here is going to be very important We can‟t sanitize this, just saying molest isn‟t enough People need to know what actually happened - Joe Crowley: Maybe we should get these to go (Declarative – Imperative: To suggest) – Sacha: What happened specifically? 56 - Joe Crowley: Specifically, he molested me - Sacha: Joe, I think the language here is going to be very important lu We can‟t sanitize this, just saying molest isn‟t enough People need an to know what actually happened va n - Joe Crowley: Maybe we should get these to go gh tn to (Declarative – Command/ Request: To order) - Matt: I was just in the newsroom, Judge Sweeney set a date for p ie 57 the hearing Robby: When? oa nl w - Matt: Two weeks Canellos started a pool Ten bucks to get in - Robby: Anyone picking the Globe? - Matt: He’s only taking bets on how fast Sweeney rules against us d - u nf va an lu (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To negate) ll – Patrick Mcsorley: Can I use your phone? oi m 58 Garabedian: Yeah, you know where it is z at nh - (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To ask for permission) 60 an Lu - – Robby: Does he ever go home? m co (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To invite) l gm Sacha: I‟m fine, Nana Thanks @ - – Sacha‟s grandmother: Would you like a cup of tea, Sacha? z 59 Ben: Apparently not I got guys who won‟t leave till he does, he’s n va ac th si AP.12 wearing out the goddamn newsroom (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To praise) - Judge Turner: Platt is it? Have you cultivated cane previously? 61 - Northup: No, sir, I have not - Judge Turner: You take to it quite naturally Are you educated? - Northup: Niggers are hired to work, not to read and write (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To negate) – Robby: You getting anywhere with him? 62 lu an n va - Mike: More victims - Robby: You can’t empty his pockets? - Mike: I‟ll get him I just need more time gh tn to (Interrogative – Command/ Request : To order) – Mike: Jeez, what the hell is that smell? p ie 63 Matt: There‟s a dead rat in the corner - nl w (Interrogative – Exclamation: To complaint) – Robby: Can we turn on some more lights? d oa 64 Matt: I couldn‟t find the switch You wanna borrow my glasses? - Robby: No, I‟m good u nf va an lu - (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To suggest) ll – Robby: Can we turn on some more lights? oi m 65 Matt: I couldn‟t find the switch You wanna borrow my glasses? - Robby: No, I‟m good z at nh - z @ (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To offer) – Robby: Barrett Barrett Liam Barrett I can‟t read this Can l gm 66 they pulled him out of Charlestown Mike: (reading) Barrett, Liam Sick leave an Lu - m co you look up Liam Barrett? (handing it to Mike) 1991‟s the year n va ac th si AP.13 (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To order) - Robby: We got a fourth priest There might be as many as 67 thirteen - Ben: Thirteen? Who‟s your source? - Robby: Phil Saviano - Ben: Christ, Robby, I told Mike - Robby: I know I think Saviano might be legit, Ben (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To protest) - Ben: We covered Geoghan when the story broke three years lu 68 an ago Baron was still in Miami n va ie gh tn to - Robby: I think he was at the Times then - Ben: He wasn’t here - Mike: You think the suit has a chance? p (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To express one‟s uncertainty) - Mike: And guys like Geoghan go after boys not cause they nl w 69 d oa prefer them, but cause they‟re more ashamed, less likely to talk an lu These guys are predators, Robby Sipe says he saw dozens of them u nf va at seton in the 60‟s He called it an “ a phenomenon” Robby: Why didn‟t he go public? - Mike: He did, but the church has made a huge effort to discredit ll - oi m z at nh him Smear campaigns, public statements by prominent bishops It‟s just like Saviano said And Garabedian z @ (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To predict) – Robby: I think he is (then) I had an interesting conversation l gm 70 cases with the archdiocese for years Jim: You really wanna talk about this here? an Lu - m co with Eric MacLeish yesterday Turns out he‟s been settling abuse n va ac th si AP.14 - Robby: You said you helped out on Father Barrett as a favor, that was a one- off? (Interrogative – Statement: To agree) – Jim: So this is the Robby Robinson I‟ve always heard about but 71 never met - Robby: Listen to me, Jimmy You want to be on the right side of this (Declarative – Command/ Request : To advise) - Mike: “Our family is rooted in the Church, our desire is to lu 72 an protect the Holy Orders even in the midst of our agony over the va n seven boys in our family who have been violated” Seven, Robby! to gh tn Seven boys! “It was suggested we keep silent We did not question p ie the Authority of the Church two years ago, but since Father Geoghan is still in his parish ” She sent it to Law and Law did shit 73 oa nl w (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To criticize) - Sipe (ON SPEAKERPHONE): Sure Doyle tried to introduce d an lu the report at the National Conference of Catholic Bishops In fact, u nf va Cardinal Law initially helped to fund the report, but then he backed out and they shelved it ll Rezendes: (to Sacha and Matt) Are you kidding me? oi m - 74 z at nh (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s surprise) - Sipe (ON SPEAKERPHONE): No Not really It sounds low z gm @ My estimates suggest six percent act out sexually with minors Mike: Six percent of what? - Sipe (ON SPEAKERPHONE): Six percent of all priests m co l - (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s surprise) an Lu 75 – Robby: How many priests we have in Boston? n va ac th si AP.15 - Matt: About fifteen hundred One percent is fifteen Six percent is ninety - Robby, Sacha: Ninety priests? Is that possible? - Sipe (ON SPEAKERPHONE): From a metric standpoint, that would be in line with my findings (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s suspicion) - Ben: Ninety fucking priests? In Boston? 76 - Robby: That’s what he said lu (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To agree) an – Ben: How long‟s it gonna take? 77 n va ie gh tn to - Robby: Too long - Ben: Meeting over? - Robby: For now p (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s surprise) – Robby: The directories We‟ve been using them to confirm bad oa nl w 78 priests What if we it the other way around? d Mike: (getting it) Use the directories to identify bad priests? an lu - 79 u nf va (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s surprise) – Mike: That‟s gonna take a load of time ll Robby: Not if we‟re all on it - Mike: You too? - Robby: Generally, that‟s what all means oi m - z at nh z (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s suspicion) @ - Mike: That‟s gonna take a load of time Robby: Not if we‟re all on it - Mike: You too? - Robby: Generally, that’s what all means an Lu - m co l gm 80 n va ac th si AP.16 (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To admit) – Robby: How many? 81 - Matt: Eighty-seven - Mike: Eighty-seven priests In Boston - Robby: Call MacLeish I wanna talk to him (Declarative – Exclamation: To express one‟s surprise) - Robby (INTO PHONE): I need to know, Jim I wouldn‟t be 82 asking if it wasn‟t important lu - Jim (OVER THE PHONE): You gotta stop this, Robby an (Declarative – Command/ Request: To advise) va - Peter Conley: I‟m bringing this up with you because I now this n 83 to gh tn is Baron‟s idea His agenda And I gotta tell you, honest to God, I ie don‟t think he cares about this city the way we How could he? Robby: This is how it happens, isn’t it, Peter? - Peter Conley: What‟s that? p - oa nl w - Robby: A guy leans on a guy and suddenly the whole town just d an lu looks the other way 84 u nf va (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To criticize) – Robby: Eric, how many priests did you settle? ll Eric MacLeish: You know I can’t tell you, Robby oi m - z at nh (Declarative – Command/ Request: To order) 85 – Robby: We‟ve got two stories here We‟ve got a story about z degenerate clergy and we‟ve got a story about a bunch of lawyers gm @ turning child abuse into a cottage industry Now, which story l - m co you want us to write? Cause we‟re writing one of them Eric MacLeish: I already sent you a list of names an Lu (Interrogative – Command/ Request : To threaten) n va ac th si AP.17 – Eric MacLeish: The Globe Years ago After the Porter case, I 86 got plenty of calls I had 20 priests in Boston but I couldn‟t go after them without press So I sent you guys a list of names and you buried it - Robby: I want those names tomorrow (Declarative – Command/ Request: To request) - Ben (CONT‟D): I had dinner at Santarpio‟s, had some 87 leftovers lu an - Mike: Ah, you‟re the freakin‟ best You want a beer? - Ben: Yeah va n (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To invite) to – Mike: We‟re close ie gh tn 88 - Ben: Just answer the question, will you? p (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To order) - Mike: Oh man, I’m starving oa nl w 89 Ben: So, where are we on the ninety? - Mike: Close d - an lu 90 u nf va (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To confirm) - Mike: Oh man, I‟m starving ll Ben: So, where are we on the ninety? - Mike: Close - Ben: How close? - Mike: We’re close - Ben: Just answer the question, will you? oi m - z at nh z - Eliza: It‟s all I have to keeps my loss present an Lu - m co 91 l gm @ (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To refuse) Northup: You let yourself be overcome by sorrow You will drown n va ac th si AP.18 in it - Eliza: Have you stopped crying for your children? You make no sounds, but will you ever let them go in your heart? - Northup: They are my flesh (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To claim) – Marty: I keep thinking about that conversation we had the other 92 night You said Law called down the power of God when we reported on Porter lu - Ben: That’s just Law being Law an (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To criticize) va – Ben: Sounds like we‟re going after Law? n 93 to Marty: We’re going after the system gh tn - p ie (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To advise) 94 oa nl - Northup: Five months On top of these years No cause remains w - - Bass: You must know, wherever I am I will press your cause Bass: If there is any chance d u nf - – Sacha: And what did your mother do? va 95 an lu (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To thank) Middle-aged-man: My mother? She put out freakin’ cookies ll oi m (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To express one‟s unpleasantness) – Cop: Sure, the chief knew, everybody knew But nobody wants to cuff a priest z at nh 96 z Sacha: What about the prosecutor? - Cop: I shouldn‟t talk about this shit - Sacha: I think you should actually – Sacha: Could I ask you a few questions? an Lu 97 m co (Declarative – Command/ Request : To advise) l gm @ - n va ac th si AP.19 - Father Paquin: Go ahead, dear (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To ask for permission) – Father Paquin: Yes, yes, but as I said, I never got any pleasure 98 from it That‟s important to understand - Sacha: Right Can you tell me where and how you, uh, fooled around with these boys? (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To order) – Mike: What‟s the half of it? (then) Tell me the half of it, Mitch 99 lu an - Garabedian: Off the record - Mike: Off the record va n (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To agree) to gh tn 100 - Mike: Have him how? p ie - Garabedian: Rogers opposes my motion So I gotta make an second time But now, I‟m allowed to attach exhibits You nl w argument as to why I‟m allowed to depose Father Benzevich a d oa follow what I’m saying? an lu - Mike: The sealed documents u nf va (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To request) 101 - Robby (INTO PHONE): So we can get them? ll oi m - Mike (INTO PHONE): Yeah, but they‟re not there! I already z at nh talked to Albano, he said all we have to is file a motion and Sweeney will order Mitch to refile the docs z (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To express one‟s uncertainty) @ - m co Rezendes find a way to get to Florida? l gm 102 - Ben: I wanna talk to him when he’s back (to Robby) Did Robby: They just opened the airport in Providence, he‟s on his way an Lu there now n va ac th si AP.20 (Declarative – Command/ Request: To request) 103 - Jim: Are you out of your mind? - Robby: Come on This is our town, Jimmy We all knew something was going on and no one did a thing We gotta put an end to it (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To convince) 104 - Mike (INTO PHONE): Mitch, it‟s Mike, I‟ve been trying to reach you lu - Garabedian (OVER THE PHONE): I don’t have time to talk an to you, Mr va n Rezendes gh tn to (Declarative – Command/ Request: To refuse) p ie 105 - Mike (INTO PHONE): Okay, great Can you to hold off on - nl w refiling them? Garabedian: Hold off? d oa (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To order) Garabedian (INTO PHONE): I can’t make any promises u nf va - an lu 106 - Mike (INTO PHONE): Mitch, please, I just need a few weeks Goodbye ll Mike (INTO PHONE): Mitch? Mitch! Shit! oi m - z at nh (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To disagree) 107 - Saviano: you‟re dropping us! Maybe I should tell the Herald z @ that story (Intended meaning # literal meaning: To threaten) m co done But I can‟t stop you l gm Sacha: Okay, Phil You can that, it‟ll undo all the work we‟ve an Lu 108 - Sacha (CONT‟D): Listen to me I am here because I care We n va ac th si AP.21 are not going away We are not going away We are going to tell this story and we‟re going to tell it right We just need more time, that‟s all we‟re asking for - Phil: Why bother asking? You‟re gonna what you want anyway You always (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To promise) 109 - Sacha (CONT‟D): Listen to me I am here because I care We are not going away We are not going away We are going to tell lu this story and we‟re going to tell it right We just need more time, an that‟s all we‟re asking for va n - Phil: Why bother asking? You’re gonna what you want anyway to gh tn You always p ie (Declarative – Exclamation: To express one‟s unpleasantness) 110 - Mike (INTO PHONE): Why‟d he call you? Robby (OVER THE PHONE): Because he knew you‟d yell at him oa nl w - He refilled the docs d Mike (INTO PHONE): What? Robby, those docs are public now, an lu - u nf va we gotta get them before anyone else does (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To protest) ll oi m 111 - Clerk O‟ Brian: Those records are sealed Mike: No, that‟s a public motion, those records are public Look, I work for the Globe z at nh - z gm @ (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To convince) 112 - Mike: Can I talk to your supervisor? m co Clerk O‟ Brian: He‟s not in today l - (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To ask for permission) an Lu 113 - Receptionist: Would you like to have a seat? n va ac th si AP.22 - Mike: Yeah Sure I‟ll take a seat (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To invite) 114 - Peter Conley: (to Robby, direct) Robby, as well-intentioned as Bill‟s remarks are, I‟m hoping maybe we can keep this between us until we all get on the same page - Robby: Is that why we’re here, to get on the same page? (Interrogative – Statement: To negate) 115 - Robby: Did you play a sport here, Jack? lu an - Jack Dunn: Yeah Football Why? - Robby: I ran track (then) I went to Providence yesterday, to talk to va n one of Talbot‟s victims, he played hockey here He‟s one of the to gh tn better ones, has a wife, kids, good job Ten minutes into the p ie conversation guy breaks down, couldn‟t stop crying Said he could never figure out why Father Talbot picked him Father Talbot oa nl w coached the hockey team So, I guess we just got lucky, you and me d an lu (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To claim) - u nf va 116 - Sacha: And Pete Conley? Why was he there? Robby: Good question Pete‟s a big alum But I called Bill directly ll oi m and I asked for a sit-down, I never mentioned anybody else z at nh (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To agree) 117 - Sacha: It‟s like everybody already knows the story z Robby: Yeah, except us And we work right there gm @ - (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To claim) l Clerk O‟ Brian: It closed at four - Mike: I’ll give you 83 bucks to use yours an Lu - m co 118 - Mike: Yeah, I‟m going to the copy room n va ac th si AP.23 (Declarative – Command/ Request: To order) 119 - Robby: Yeah It is This is good work - Mike: Should we take it up to Ben? - Robby: No, not yet - Mike: Why not? We got Law This is it (Interrogative – Declarative: To protest) 120 - Robby: So we‟ll write a holding story and we‟ll keep an eye on the Herald lu - Mike: (losing it) Keep our eye on the Herald? They run this and an they get it wrong, the Church will bury it! We gotta this now! va n - Marty: Mike 121 - Robby: So we‟ll write a holding story and we‟ll keep an eye on p ie gh tn to (Declarative – Command/ Request: To order) - Mike: Keep our eye on the Herald? They run this and they get oa nl w the Herald it wrong, the Church will bury it! We gotta this now! d an lu (Interrogative – Statement: To protest) u nf va 122 - Robby: You finished? - Mike: Yeah I am This is bullshit ll oi m (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To order) z at nh 123 - Mike: Did you tell her why? - Sacha: She goes to church three times a week, Mike z (Intended meaning – Literal meaning: To refuse) an Lu - Robby: Yeah m co - Ben: A couple of weeks? l - Robby: A couple of weeks ago gm @ 124 - Marty: When did you – n va ac th si AP.24 (Interrogative – Exclamation: To express one‟s surprise) 125 - Gilman: Because, obviously, the Church will fight us very hard on this Which won‟t go unnoticed by our subscriber base 53% of them are Catholic - Marty: Uh, I think they‟ll be interested (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To threaten) 126 - Mike: Hello Hello? - Paralegal: Can I help you? lu - Mike: Oh Hi I‟m Mike Rezendes from the Boston Globe I‟m an here to see Mitchell Garabedian va n (Interrogative – Command/ Request: To offer) to gh tn 127 - Garabedian: The Church thinks in centuries, Mr Rezendes p ie You think your paper has the resources to take that on? - Garabedian: I don‟t have the time to talk to you, Mr Rezendes, nl w - Mike: Yeah, I But if you don‟t mind me asking, you? d oa I‟m very busy (calling out) Sharon! an lu (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To threaten) u nf va 128 - Wanda: You guys doing a story on the Church? - Matt: No, we are not doing a story on the Church ll oi m (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To refuse) z at nh 129 - Cardinal Law: Tough seat to sit in, especially in a small town I think you‟ll find Boston‟s a small town too, Marty, in many z ways But if I can be of any help, don‟t hesitate to ask I find that gm @ this city flourishes when its great institutions work together l m co - Marty: Uh, thank you Personally, I‟m of the opinion that for the paper to best perform its function it needs to, uh, stand alone an Lu (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To suggest) n va ac th si AP.25 130 - Cardinal Law: Tough seat to sit in, especially in a small town I think you‟ll find Boston‟s a small town too, Marty, in many ways But if I can be of any help, don‟t hesitate to ask I find that this city flourishes when its great institutions work together - Marty: Uh, thank you Personally, I’m of the opinion that for the paper to best perform its function it needs to, uh, stand alone (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To refuse) lu 131 - Marty: Uh, thank you Personally, I‟m of the opinion that for the an paper to best perform its function it needs to, uh, stand alone va n - Cardinal Law: Of course, but my offer stands p ie gh tn to (Intended meaning # Literal meaning: To claim) d oa nl w ll u nf va an lu oi m z at nh z m co l gm @ an Lu n va ac th si