Channels, Fall 2023

81 Channels Vol. 8 No. 1 (2023): 81–98 ISSN 2474-2651 © 2023, Rebekah True, licensed under CC BY-NC-ND (http://creativecommons.org/li- censes/by-nc-nd/4.0/) Pragmatic Features of Prayer: A Case Study Rebekah True English, Literature, and Modern Languages Abstract Td ehres ft iaenl dd otfhlei npg ruai sgtmi cast li ac c fkesart ue sr ee as r cohf apbr ao yuet rC hi nr i st thi ea nc po rnat ye xe tr . oTfh iCshsrtius dt i ya ns eue nk isvteor sui nt y- sotf usdpeenetcsh. Ta hc tes riens tuhl tesi ro pf rt ha yi se sr tsu: dd yi r se hc toi wv e fsi,r es xt pt hr ea st st ihveesse, as nt uddaesnstesr ut isvee st h. Tr ehee skee ys pt ye pe cehs ac hc toss er etvoe aa dl dt hr ee ssst rGuocdt uirne uanni dq uceo nwt ea ny st , oi nf ct hl ued pi nr ga yuesri sn. gF nu ar tmh ee sr mo fo rGeo, dt haes pf ial lret ri c wi poa rndt ss ar envdepa rl se ftehrarti npga or tni ce i np aa mn tes ol ifkGe owdi soev eurs ea nt oh teh we rofrodr “t hj ues itn” iftri ae lqaudednrt el ys sa. sL aa s ftillyl e, trhwi s osrtdu di ny pberanyeefirc.iTahl teosethfienldininggusisdteicmroensestarracthe ctohmatmpruanyietyr.is relevant to the pragmatics field and Keywords: Christianity, Prayer, Pragmatics, Speech acts.

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