Serel ʹs Speech Act Theory and its Connection to Gender and classes of society in Garshasbnameh

Serel ʹs Speech Act Theory and its Connection to Gender and classes of society in Garshasbnameh:Speech act is considered as one of the bases creating speech act in literal texts. Due to this theory, speech is information interaction in form of structure and speech act. The individualsʹ social position and situation can be analyzed according to the speech act in one certain text. Garshasbnameh, written by Asadi Tusi, dates back to 5 A.D and it is identified as one of the historical verses presenting remarkable speech acts. Theses speech acts varies from people’s gender. The current essay aims at bringing out, defining and analyzing the speech acts of both men and women in Garshasbnameh based on Serelʹs speech act theory. The speech acts of these characters have been evaluated by their social situations. The results of this study represent that there are gender inequalities between the males and females introduced in Garshasbnameh.