CAJ | 학술논문

The paper lies in the exploration of animal words both in English and in Chinese from illocutionary perspectives.The essay starts with a review of related studies on animal words and gives a brief introduction of the speech act theory.Then it analyses some differences between English and Chinese animal words because of the different cultural backgrounds.The essay shows that animal metaphors embody illocutionary forces.When indirect speech act is applied to reflect communication intention,metaphorical sentences with animal words bring up stronger illocutionary forces.The essay attempts to carry out a further study on animal words.