USING SPEECH ACTS IN DHAMMA’ BOOKS VIPASSNA ISAN FOR TEACHING MONKS

Abstract

The objective of this research article 1) To investigate types of speech acts in Dhamma Books of Vipassana Isan teaching monks. 2) To investigate sub -types of speech acts in Dhamma Books of Vipassana Isan teaching monks.  The author collected the data about these Dhamma Books of Vipassana Isan teaching monks 5 Books. The author applied the classification criteria of types of Speech Acts created by John R. Searle (1976) and adapt it as a guildline in this research. The findings of study showed that 5 main groups of speech acts, 18 speech acts in Dhamma Books of Vipassana Isan teaching monks as follows :  1) Directives Speech Acts 75.44% 2) Representatives Speech Acts 21.57%  3) Expressives Speech Acts 1.70 % 4) Commissive Speech Acts 0.97% 5)and the one found least was Declarative Speech Acts 0.32%. The findings of study showed that the sub-types acts as investigated from the specific meanings of sentence could be divided into sub - types of speech acts, Directives Speech Acts 3 sub - types example speech acts of teaching, speech acts of told to do, speech acts of advice,Representatives Speech Acts 6 sub-types example speech acts of affirmative, speech acts ofblaming, speech acts of start the story, speech acts of end the story, speech acts of ask-answer, speech acts of narrative. Expressives Speech Acts 3 sub-types example speech acts of opinion, speech acts of encouraging, speech acts of congratulations,Commissive Speech Acts 5 sub-types example speech acts of wishing , speech acts of warning, speech acts of request, speech acts of contract, speech acts of blessing and Declarative Speech Acts 1 types example speech acts of declaring And the analysis of speech acts classified as 3 ideologies example Ideology of religious leaders, Ideology of leaders using persuasion, Ideology of social group