RELATIONSHIP 

OF THE SPEAKER

Background Information for Learners

We communicate with different  people in different  ways. How  we communicate with
individuals close to us differs from the way we communicate with strangers. That is, how we
respond to a communication process depends on the degree of relationship we have with other
people.

Notes to remember:

The degree of relationship we have with others in a certain speech environment dictates
the level of communication (conversational relationship) and the language (speech style) we
use which can be intimate, formal, casual, consultative or frozen.

As we shift from one speech context to another, our level of communication and language
(speech style), speech act and communicative strategy also change.

Degree refers to the extent which something happens.

Relationship means the way in which two or more people or groups regard and behave
toward each other; the state of being connected.

Shift means a change in position, direction or tendency.

Learning Competency with Code:

Explain that a shift in speech context, speech style, speech act and communicative strategy
affects the relationship of speaker. (EN11/12OC-IIab-22. 3)
Engage your comprehension!
Here are five (5) communication processes. Read and understand them carefully for
you to be able to do the given activities.

Situation 1: (Setting: At home)

Khobie: Mother, I am so excited. Today is the start of classes. I am now in Grade 11.
Mother: So, you must not be late, dear. Start the school year right! Be good!
Khobie: Yes, Mother. I am ready. Promise, I’ll make you proud of me again this school year !
Goodbye Mother, see you later. Love you! (Khobie hugs his mother before leaving

Situation 2: (Setting: In the school)

Khobie: Hello everyone! Nice to see all of us back!
Bryan: Hi Khobie, how’s your vacation?
Celine: I heard you and your mother went to Ilocos for a week.
Miko: And we’re expecting for the pasalubong, the chichacorn and sukang Iloco!
Rina: And the famous Vigan longganisa.
Khobie : Don’t worry, I will give each of you your pasalubong later. What about you? How
did you spend your vacation?
Miko : I had a different summer vacation. I worked at Uncle Rene’s shop and I earned
enough allowance for the next three months.
Celine : That’s a nice way to spend your vacation Miko. But before you continue your story,
let’s hear more of Khobie’s experiences in Ilocos.
Miko : Sure ! Come on Khobie, tell us how much you enjoyed the beautiful beaches and
mouth-watering dishes in Ilocos.

Situation 3: (Setting: In the classroom)

Ms. Garcia: Good morning class!
Class: Good morning ma’am!
Ms. Garcia: I am Ms. Maricel A.Garcia, your class adviser and teacher in Oral Communication.
Before we discuss our school rules and regulations and the content of your subject, I would
like to give you not more than 20 seconds to share something about your expectations in this
class.Introduce yourself first before sharing your expectations. Who wants to go first? Yes!
Khobie: I am Khobie E. Villamor. I am expecting that in this class, I‘ll improve my oral
communication skills and be more confident in facing people.I know it’s tough but I’ll do
everything to gain a lot in this subject.
Ms. Garcia : What a nice expectation, Khobie ! How about the rest ? Any volunteer?

Situation 4: (Setting: In the Faculty Room after class hours)

Principal: I called for this short meeting to inform you that our enrolment number as of today
is 1,857. It means that it has exceeded the enrolment last year which was 1,602. This morning
I went around and observed that some classes are crowded. What can you suggest to solve it?
Yes, Ms. Marcos!
Ms. Marcos: I suggest that we create 2 more sections for the Grade Level that has greatly
increased in its enrollees. The library and half of the Home Economics building can be used as
classrooms. With the Grade Levels whose increase is still manageable, let’s distribute the
enrollees in the different classes.
Ms. Cruz : Kindly repeat your suggestion Ms. Marcos. I did not get it well. Sorry.
Principal : Yes Ms. Marcos, kindly repeat your suggestion.
(More suggestions are given)
Principal: Thank you for all your suggestions. Let’s have tonight to think of the best suggestion
to be done. I will call for another meeting about this matter. That’s all for now. See you
tomorrow.

Situation 5: (Setting: On Khobie’s way home)

Khobie: Will I go home right away or drop by the computer house? No! Mother must have
been waiting for me. In the first place, I’m so hungry and I can imagine mother’s pinakbet!

Situation 6 : (Setting : At home, after school)

Khobie: Mother, I’m home.
Mother: There you are! How’s school, my dear son?
Khobie: It’s fine Mother! I enjoyed a lot. So, what’s in the news for today ? (Looking at the
television airing a live news)
Mother: It’sthe same news every year on tuition fee hike. Parents and students are complaining
of the 5 % increase in last year’s tuition fee in the universities.
( Police mobile car passes by)
Policeman: Everyone in the neighborhood is reminded to keep your homes safe especially at
night due to the increasing number of robberies recorded. Minors should observe the curfew
hour set by the authorities. Parents are accountable if in case their children will be caught still
on the streets beyond curfew hour

Activity 3: ADVANCE
Advance your understanding! In your previous activities, you have observed that in every speech context there is an
appropriate speech style to be used based on the conversational relationships a speaker has with the other speakers in the
communication process. That is, the degree of relationships dictates the speaker’s level of communication and language which can
be intimate, formal, casual, consultative or frozen.
Moreover, you have to remember that as a speaker engages in the different speaking situations, he/she also needs to
perform the required speech act and the right communicative strategies.

A. Based on the speaking situations presented above, identify the speech acts based on Searle’s classification of Speech
Act. Explain why

SITUATION SPEECH ACT JUSTIFICATION

Khobie and his mother’s Directives Because the Mother told Khobie to
conversation start the year right and do good. This
is an act of telling someone what to
do.

Khobie and his friends

Ms. Garcia and her students

Khobie to himself

Principal and the teachers

Principal and the teachers

B. Indicate the communicative strategy shown in the following dialogues or statements
taken from the speaking situations above.

Dialogues/ Statements Communicative Strategy

1. “Hello, everyone! Nice to see all of us back! “
2. “Kindly repeat your suggestion Ms. Cruz. I did not get it
well.”

3.” What can you suggest to solve it? “

4. “What about you? How did you spend your vacation? “
5. “Good bye mother. See you later.”
6. “But before you continue your story, let’s hear more of
Khobie’s experiences in Ilocos.”

7. I called for this short meeting to inform you that our

enrolment number as of today is 1,857.

8. What a nice expectation, Khobie! How about the rest?

Any volunteer?

9. I will call for another meeting about this matter. That’s all
for now. See you tomorrow.

10. I would like to give you not more than 20 seconds to

share something about your expectations in this class