BEYOND WORDS: HOW PRAGMATIC FUNCTIONS AND DISCURSIVE TACTICS SHAPE COMMUNICATIVE STRATEGY

This article explores the intricate relationship between the pragmatic functions of speech acts and the discursive tactics employed in the formation of communicative strategies. Moving beyond traditional views of language as a mere conduit for information, it draws on speech act theory and discursive pragmatics to argue that utterances function as social actions. By examining how illocutionary forces operate within interactional sequences, the article demonstrates that communicative strategies are not random but are deliberately constructed through tactics such as mitigation, sequential organization, and the exploitation of indeterminacy. Furthermore, it considers the multimodal turn in pragmatics, highlighting how nonverbal cues contribute to strategic meaning-making. Ultimately, this analysis provides a framework for understanding the deliberate and often subtle ways individuals navigate social relationships, manage face, and achieve goals through language.本文探析言语行为（speech act）的语用功能与交际策略构建中所运用的话语策略之间的复杂关联。本文突破了将语言仅视作信息传递渠道的传统认知，依托言语行为理论（speech act theory）与话语语用学（discursive pragmatics），主张话语实则承担社会行动的功能。通过考察言外之力（illocutionary force）在互动序列中的运作机制，本文证实：交际策略并非随机生成，而是通过缓和策略、序列组织以及利用语义不确定性等手段刻意构建而成。此外，本文纳入语用学领域的多模态转向（multimodal turn）视角，着重阐释非言语线索如何助力策略性意义构建。最终，本分析为理解个体如何借助语言，以刻意且往往微妙的方式协调社会关系、开展面子管理并达成目标，提供了一套系统的分析框架。