A Discourse Study of Wish Expression in Persian Language

One of the most common speech acts used in daily social encounters and speeches in all languages including Persian Language is to wish and bless tidings for interlocutor. Wishes are expressed in Persian language using specific grammatical structures such as verb sentences with subjunctive verbs, noun sentences, minor sentences and other expressions; which have diverse and special pragmatic functions. They can be used at the end of a conversation to express gratitude for the interlocutors and/or as a reaction to their expressions. There are also other types of expressions of wish, which address their interlocutors indirectly or as a group of subjects (plural), and are of high cultural significance. This article addresses the classification of expressions of wish in terms of semantics and pragmatic function, alongside their grammatical structure. The pragmatic function of aspiration terms and expressions in Persian language is studied by demonstrating diverse examples.