Speech act
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| + | '''Speech act''' is a technical term in [[linguistics]] and the [[philosophy of language]]. The contemporary use of the term goes back to [[J. L. Austin|John L. Austin]]'s doctrine of [[Locutionary act|locutionary]], [[Illocutionary act|illocutionary]], and [[perlocutionary act]]s. Many scholars identify 'speech acts' with [[illocutionary act]]s, rather than locutionary or perlocutionary acts. As with the notion of illocutionary acts, there are different opinions on the nature of speech acts. The extension of speech acts is commonly taken to include such acts as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting someone and congratulating. | ||
| - | An '''utterance''' is a complete unit of [[speech communication|speech]] in [[spoken language]]. It is generally but not always bounded by silence. | + | ==See also== |
| + | *''[[How to Do Things with Words]]'' by [[John L. Austin]] | ||
| + | * [[Analogy]] | ||
| + | * [[Cooperative principle]] | ||
| + | * [[Direction of fit]] | ||
| + | * [[Entailment (pragmatics)]] | ||
| + | * [[Implicature]] | ||
| + | * [[Metaphor]] | ||
| + | * [[Phatic]] | ||
| + | * [[Pragmatics]] | ||
| + | * [[Presupposition]] | ||
| + | * [[Politeness theory]] | ||
| - | It can be ''represented'' and delineated in [[written language]] in many ways. Note that utterances do not exist in written language, only their ''representations'' do. | ||
| - | ==See also== | ||
| - | *[[Expression]] | ||
| - | *[[Speech act]] | ||
| - | *[[Speech processing]] | ||
| - | *[[Pragmatics]] | ||
| - | *[[Sentence]] | ||
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Speech act is a technical term in linguistics and the philosophy of language. The contemporary use of the term goes back to John L. Austin's doctrine of locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts. Many scholars identify 'speech acts' with illocutionary acts, rather than locutionary or perlocutionary acts. As with the notion of illocutionary acts, there are different opinions on the nature of speech acts. The extension of speech acts is commonly taken to include such acts as promising, ordering, greeting, warning, inviting someone and congratulating.
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See also
- How to Do Things with Words by John L. Austin
- Analogy
- Cooperative principle
- Direction of fit
- Entailment (pragmatics)
- Implicature
- Metaphor
- Phatic
- Pragmatics
- Presupposition
- Politeness theory
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