Date of Publication

12-2-2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Linguistics

Subject Categories

Linguistics

College

Br. Andrew Gonzalez FSC College of Education

Department/Unit

Dept of English and Applied Linguistics

Thesis Advisor

Jennifer Tan-de Ramos

Defense Panel Chair

Jeanne Flores Purpura

Defense Panel Member

Jose Cristina M. Pariña
Arceli M. Amarles
Cecilia Fortuno Genuino

Abstract (English)

This study examined the discourse of prayers among Evangelical Christians both in online and live contexts. Using the deictic classifications of Huang (2007) in Pragmatics, this research adapted Bühler’s (1934;1965 as cited in Jarbou, 2010; Stukenbrock, 2014; Hanks, 2017) Deixis am Phantasma (deixis in the imagination) to identify the deictic expressions used by the ECs, to describe the manner by which deictic expressions reflect distance and create the space in the context of prayers, and to identify the attributes the ECs embody in relation to the distance reflected and the space created in the context of prayers. Using a combination of quasi-quantitative and qualitative research designs, this study identified three salient themes – needs, forgiveness and sin, and the Bible and Jesus Christ’s return – that pointed to several findings resulting in the creation of a taxonomy of the Tagalog deictic expressions. Two other findings – one on the imagined space which supports Bühler’s (1934, 1965) notion of Deixis am Phantasma, and the other, perceived distance, aligned with Davoli, et.al. (2012) – revealed that the ECs assume various stances when praying – as themselves (i.e. as God’s children, as sinners, or as obedient followers), as God Himself Who is omniscient and omnipresent, or as other people. In conclusion, this study has implications for pragmatics as it builds on existing notions of deixis.

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Abstract (Filipino)

Sinuri ng pag-aaral na ito kung ano talaga ang nangyayari habang nananalangin ang Evangelical Christians. Gamit ang pagkakagrupo ni Huang (2007) ng mga deictic expressions, ipinaliwanag din dito ang Deixis am Phantasma ni Bühler (1934; 1965) na pinahalagahan din nila Jarbou (2010), Stukenbrock (2014), at Hanks (2017). Nais din nitong ipakita kung paanong inilalarawan ng mga deictic expressions sa loob ng mga panalangin ng mga EC ang kanilang layo at ang kabuuan ng espasyo at konteksto ng pananalangin. Bukod dito, inisa-isa din ang mga katangian ng mga EC habang naipapakita nila ang kanilang layo at relasyon kay HesuKristo. Gamit ang parehong quasi-quantitative at qualitative na disenyo ng pananaliksik, napagtanto ng pananaliksik na ito ang tatlong mahahalagang tema – ang mga pangangailangan, ang pagpapatawad at kasalanan, at ang Bibliya at ang pagbabalik ni HesuKristo.

Ang tatlong ito ang naglunsad ng taxonomy ng mga deictic expressions sa Tagalog, ang imagined space na kagaya ng Deixis am Phantasma ni Bühler (1934, 1965), at ang perceived distance na tugma kay Davoli, et.al. (2012). Ang lahat ng ito ay nagpakita na ang EC habang nananalangin ay tumatayo bilang kanyang sarili (i.e. bilang anak ng Diyos, bilang makasalanan, bilang masunuring tagasunod ni HesuKristo), bilang ang Diyos mismo, at bilang ang ibang tao. Dahil dito, ipinapakita ng pag-aaral na ito ang kanyang kahalagahan sa Pragmatics.

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Language

English

Keywords

Grammar, Comparative and general—Deixis; Evangelical Church—Prayers and devotions

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12-2-2027

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