Vol. 13 No. 75 (2024)
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Football live text commentary as a speech genre (Based on materials in English and Ukrainian languages)

Mariia Kharabara
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.
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Khrystyna Dyakiv
Ivan Franko National University of Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine.
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Published 2024-03-30

Keywords

  • speech genre, live text commentary, football match, English language, Ukrainian language.

How to Cite

Kharabara, M., & Dyakiv, K. (2024). Football live text commentary as a speech genre (Based on materials in English and Ukrainian languages). Amazonia Investiga, 13(75), 20–31. https://doi.org/10.34069/AI/2024.75.03.2

Abstract

This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the speech genre “live text commentary” within the football discourse. The analysis procedure covers seven criteria, with the help of which the communicative-pragmatic genre aspects are examined in English and Ukrainian languages. The addresser’s communicative goal and the recipient’s corresponding model have been identified. The narrative content of the communicative event has been clarified. Potential preceding and subsequent speech genres have been identified. The peculiarities of the verbal realization of the author's communicative goal have been taken into account. The results of the research have assisted in determining the leading characteristics of the hybrid genre. Common and distinctive features in the represented languages have been established.

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