Scholars International Journal of Linguistics and Literature (SIJLL)
Volume-2 | Issue-04 | 75-78
Original Research Article
Speech Act Theory and Its Application in the Titles of Articles in WeChat
Hongping Chen, Shasha Zhang
Published : June 30, 2019
Abstract
Language is an important semiotic system. The nature of interaction is the communication and exchanges of information.
Speech act refers to the fact that people use language to do something. Speech act theory originated with the British
philosopher John Austin. Researches on speech act start with the study on the functions of language in daily life. Until
now so many scholars conduct researches on the daily language based on speech act theory. With the development of
mass media, people tend to use Internet more and more frequently. As a result, the Internet becomes an important part in
people’s daily life. People use the Internet to learn, to socialize and to have fun. Media discourse is a complex system
which consists of diverse categories. Nowadays, WeChat as a kind of mass media is popular. This article will conduct a
research on the titles of articles in WeChat based on the speech act theory. Meanwhile, some feasible suggestions on how
to write a good title are put forward.