Essays in speech act theory /
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...
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| Other Authors: | , |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA :
J. Benjamins Pub. Co.,
©2001.
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| Series: | Pragmatics & beyond ;
new ser. 77. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- 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.
