Bazerman Discussion

Discussion #3

Joshua C. Cook English 1001 (006)

• Locutionary act
  • The first part of a speech act, this is what is said that prompts a response from the listener.
• Illocutionary act
  • The second part of a speech act, this is the acton that the speaker wanted the listener to do.
• Perlocutionary act
  • The final part of a speech act, this is how the listener of the speech interperpates/full-fills the Locutionary act. This also sets the stage for further interaction.

A speech act that I had made this week would be commanding my dog to come. The Locutionary act would be me saying “come here”. The Illocutionary act is wanting my dog to come to me. The Perlocutionary act was my dog coming over to me. I chose this to speech act to demonstrate the simplicity of the concept.

• Genre Set
  • The type of writing that someone in a specific position is likely to produce.
• Genre System
  • How a Group of Genre sets work/interact with one another in an organized way.
• System of activity
  • How text helps people reach their objectives, organize, and stay within social/economical norms. Or perhaps, the actions spurred on by Genre systems.

An example of a way that genre systems create a system of activity is, Law makers make a law, or pass some bill. While most people will follow this law, some express their discontent through writing articles, or through civil disobedience. Another action caused wold be a creation of a petition to have the law changed or removed.

Bazerman’s passage on the complexities of genre “Methodological Issues and Analytic Tools: What Is a Genre and How Do You Know One?” seems like a good passage to use for my MA1. I would use this passage to help me define genre and how it is formed in relation to an audience. The information in this passage also can be used explain how genre is bested used by a writer.