Essays in speech act theory /

Essays in speech act theory / [edited by] Daniel Vanderveken, Susumu Kubo. - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2001. - 1 online resource (vi, 324 pages) - Pragmatics & beyond, new ser. 77 0922-842X ; . - Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser. 77. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-319).

ESSAYS IN SPEECH ACT THEORY; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part I: General Theory; Chapter 2: Universal Grammar and Speech Act Theory; Chapter 3: Verbal Moods and Sentence Moods in the Tradition of Universal Grammar; Chapter 4: How Performatives Work; Chapter 5: Possible Directions of Fit between Mind, Language and the World; Part II: Discourse and Interlocution; Chapter 6: Speech Acts and the logic of mutual understanding; Chapter 7: Utterance acts and speech acts; Chapter 8: An Ascription-Based Theory of Illocutionary Acts.

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Any study of communication must take into account the nature and role of speech acts in a broad context. This book addresses questions such as:- What do we mean?- How do we say it? and- How is it understood?in the broad context of universal, socio-cultural and psychological issues that bear on human communication. It presents an overview of current issues in speech act theory that are at the center of human and social sciences dealing with language, thought and action, building on John Searle's famous article 'How Performatives Work' (included in this book). The contributions by linguists, psy.


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Speech acts (Linguistics)
Actes de parole.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES--Linguistics--Sociolinguistics.
Speech acts (Linguistics)
Taalhandelingen.
Acte de parole.


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