Steps of Creating Pragmatics Speech Acts analysis on Youtube short video

 

The steps:

1. Find funny video like this on youtube short: https://youtube.com/shorts/w-sf5igsmp8?si=EBWdK15WqTndPxVh

2. Find directly the transcript of Youtube video using this: https://youtubetranscript.com/

3. If  you failed  to find the transcript you may may manually Download Youtube video into MP3 file using https://youconvert.org/ and then convert the MP3 into text using https://www.zamzar.com/tools/mp3-to-text/

4. The result is like this one:

Title: Indian People Don't Do Crazy Crimes

You will never see an Indian person committing a crazy crime.

Like, when was the last time you heard of Indians robbing a bank?

First of all, Indian people are so nice and they're so sweet.

Eh, I can't see it. You know, you're gonna rob a bank.

You need authority. You need to come in their guns blazing.

I'll say it. Get your ass on the ground.

Now, I can't imagine.

Would you please take the money?

Why are you laughing?

I am talking to you.

Forget this. I'm out of here. I don't need this.

He gets in the car.

His partner's waiting for him.

Did you get the money?

They would not give me the money.

Did you show them the gun?

I showed them the gun!

We better leave. They want to call the police.

They're still laughing.

Where did you get the computer?

They thought I was tech support.

5. Then, categorize this content into searle illocutionary acts of directive, representative, verdictive/declarative, commisive and expressive:

Searle’s Illocutionary Acts consist of five primary types:

• Directives – Attempts by the speaker to get the hearer to do something (e.g., requests, commands).

• Representatives – Statements representing the speaker's beliefs (e.g., assertions, descriptions).

• Commissives – Commit the speaker to future action (e.g., promises, threats).

• Expressives – Express the speaker's psychological state or attitude.

• Declaratives/Verdictives – Statements that change the world via their utterance (e.g., pronouncing someone guilty, resigning, declaring something open/closed).

6. The analysis:

1. Representatives (assertions, descriptions of belief):

- "You will never see an Indian person committing a crazy crime."

- "Like, when was the last time you heard of Indians robbing a bank?"

- "First of all, Indian people are so nice and they're so sweet."

- "I can’t see it."

- "They would not give me the money."

- "They thought I was tech support."

These are descriptive statements representing the speaker's beliefs or observations (even if exaggerated for comedic effect).

2. Directives (commands, requests):

- "Get your ass on the ground." – A mock command imitating a bank robber.

- "Would you please take the money?" – A sarcastic or humorous polite request.

- "Forget this." – An implicit self-directive or imperative.

- "I am talking to you." – Implied demand for attention.

3. Expressives (psychological states or attitudes):

- "Why are you laughing?"** – Shows confusion or frustration.

- "I don't need this." – Expresses annoyance or exasperation.

- "Eh, I can't see it." – Implicit disbelief or inability to imagine, also reflective.

 4. Commissives (commitments to future actions):

- "I'm out of here." – Expresses intent to leave, committing to an action.

5. Declaratives / Verdictives (change the state of affairs, judgment-like):

- There are no strong declaratives or verdictives in the traditional sense (like “I now pronounce…”), but one could stretch:

  - "We better leave." – Could be interpreted as a strategic decision (borderline commissive).

  - Still, this category isn’t strongly represented in this bit.

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