Advanced Klallam Language Instructional Video 2 "Speech Acts"
1 2018-07-21T20:17:18-07:00 Montler, et al. 1985d2520fc8efde4c2f92342f62d9a941749101 30904 1 In this video you will learn a few Klallam intransitive verbs, along with 2 basic speech acts to make commands and suggestions. plain 2018-07-21T20:17:18-07:00 YouTube 2014-08-05T20:48:42.000Z hpALafux7Fc Klallam Language Montler, et al. 1985d2520fc8efde4c2f92342f62d9a941749101This page is referenced by:
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We use language to make statements, as in all of the previous examples. But we also use language for other things. The various uses of language we call ‘speech acts.’ A number of different speech acts are indicated in Klallam by putting a little unstressed word after the verb.
Two of the most common uses of any language are to tell someone what to do and to ask someone a question that can be answered with a ‘yes’ or a ‘no.’ Every language has special parts of its grammar for these uses. These speech acts are particularly easy in Klallam. We will be seeing more similar little words in other sections.