Analysing speech acts: Deception & self-disclosure in the film ‘Catch me if you can’ (2002)

• Main Author: Lim, Ai Lyen
• Format: Final Year Project / Dissertation / Thesis
• Published: 2024
• Subjects: NX Arts in general; PE English; PR English literature
• Online Access: http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6506/1/2102669_FYP.pdf; http://eprints.utar.edu.my/6506/

J. R. Searle’s Speech Act Theory (1979) is a robust framework used to analyse communication, intention, and effect. Applying this theory, the present study explores the intricate interplay between speech acts, deception, and self-disclosure within the film ‘Catch Me If You Can’ (2002). Despite the f...