ATLAS OF LANGUAGE

AT-CORE-239-008 · ATLAS 251

Request

A speech act by which someone seeks to move another person to voluntary action.

Explanation

A speech act by which someone seeks to move another person to voluntary action. It combines a desire with relationship management and the possibility of refusal.

Example

Could you please open the window for me?

Counterexample

Merely mentioning “Request” without the described function is not a sufficient example.

Distinction

Do not equate it with a narrower subtype or a merely adjacent concept; the defining function is decisive.

Effect on thought and perception

It combines a desire with relationship management and the possibility of refusal.

Resonance

In the atlas, Request forms a node joined by 2 previously unresolved reference lines.

Etymology

Technical core term; individual etymological review pending

Provenance

Unresolved relation network → second core-concept review → Metzler/HWRh cross-check → ATLAS 239

Cite this entry

Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Request“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-CORE-239-008. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-CORE-239-008

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