Situations and Speech Acts

Toward a Formal Semantics of Discourse

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Grammar, Linguistics
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Author: ISBN: 9781315401768
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: November 18, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9781315401768
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: November 18, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

First published in 1985, this book aims to develop an approach to speech acts that has the virtue of being straight-forward, explicit, formal and flexible enough to accommodate many of the more general problems of interactive verbal communication. The first chapter introduces situation semantics with the second addressing the assumptions implied by the problem of representing speaker intentionality. The third chapter presents a streamlined theory of speech acts and the fourth tests the predictions of the theory in several hypothetical discourse situations. A summary and suggestions for further research is provided in chapter five, and appendices facilitate reference to key concepts.

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First published in 1985, this book aims to develop an approach to speech acts that has the virtue of being straight-forward, explicit, formal and flexible enough to accommodate many of the more general problems of interactive verbal communication. The first chapter introduces situation semantics with the second addressing the assumptions implied by the problem of representing speaker intentionality. The third chapter presents a streamlined theory of speech acts and the fourth tests the predictions of the theory in several hypothetical discourse situations. A summary and suggestions for further research is provided in chapter five, and appendices facilitate reference to key concepts.

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