Romanic, Germanic and Oriental languages
FRAME CONFLICT AS THE REASON FOR MISUNDERSTANDING IN DIALOGUE COMMUNICATION (BASED ON THE MATERIAL FROM MODERN ENGLISH NOVELS)
Published 2017-02-27
Keywords
- speech act,
- misunderstanding,
- frame,
- communication,
- background knowledge
Abstract
The article is dedicated to the analysis of the frame conflict, arising between the speaker and the listener in the situation of misunderstanding. It has been established that the mutual background knowledge is fundamental for communication. Lack of background knowledge leads to communicative failure and misunderstanding. The investigation is based on samples from modern English novels.