Speech Acts and Literary Theory

Fiction & Literature, Literary Theory & Criticism, Theory, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
Cover of the book Speech Acts and Literary Theory by Sandy Petrey, Taylor and Francis
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Sandy Petrey ISBN: 9781134983735
Publisher: Taylor and Francis Publication: August 19, 2016
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: Sandy Petrey
ISBN: 9781134983735
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Publication: August 19, 2016
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

This book, first published in 1990, combines an introduction to speech-act theory as developed by J. L. Austin with a survey of critical essays that have adapted Austin's thought for literary analysis. Speech-act theory emphasizes the social reality created when speakers agree that their language is performative - Austin's term for utterances like: "we hereby declare" or "I promise" that produce rather than describe what they name. In contrast to formal linguistics, speech-act theory insists on language's active prominence in the organization of collective life. The first section of the text concentrates on Austin's determination to situate language in society by demonstrating the social conventions manifest in language. The second and third parts of the book discuss literary critics' responses to speech-act theory's socialisation of language, which have both opened new understandings of textuality in general and stimulated new interpretations of individual works. This book will be of interest to students of linguistics and literary theory.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This book, first published in 1990, combines an introduction to speech-act theory as developed by J. L. Austin with a survey of critical essays that have adapted Austin's thought for literary analysis. Speech-act theory emphasizes the social reality created when speakers agree that their language is performative - Austin's term for utterances like: "we hereby declare" or "I promise" that produce rather than describe what they name. In contrast to formal linguistics, speech-act theory insists on language's active prominence in the organization of collective life. The first section of the text concentrates on Austin's determination to situate language in society by demonstrating the social conventions manifest in language. The second and third parts of the book discuss literary critics' responses to speech-act theory's socialisation of language, which have both opened new understandings of textuality in general and stimulated new interpretations of individual works. This book will be of interest to students of linguistics and literary theory.

More books from Taylor and Francis

Cover of the book Drama/Theatre/Performance by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Experiencing Multiple Realities by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book The Handbook of Emotion and Memory by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Business Regulation and Non-State Actors by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Film Scriptwriting by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Ornament and European Modernism by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book The Heart of the Matter by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Teenage Runaways by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book The World of the American West by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Social Work in the Middle East by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Video Field Production and Editing by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Law, Immunization and the Right to Die by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Palestine in EU and Russian Foreign Policy by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Bearing Witness to the Witness by Sandy Petrey
Cover of the book Teaching Integrated Arts in the Primary School by Sandy Petrey
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy