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Language and Action : a reassessment of Speech Act Theory.

This work consists of an examination and revision of some of the main theses of Speech Act Theory in relation to the problem of ideology and action-guiding language. Starting from the idea that linguistic philosophy must take into account how the social structure of the linguistic community may infl...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marcondes de Souza Filho, Danilo
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 1985.
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  • LANGUAGE AND ACTION A Reassessment of Speech Act Theory; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; FOREWORD; Table of contents; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. THE THEORY OF SPEECH ACTS; 2.1. Performatives; 2.2. Meaning and force; 2.3. Intentions and conventions; 3. THE SOCIAL ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE-USE; 3.1. Language as action in a social context; 3.2. Conventions; 3.2.1. Lewis on conventions; 3.2.2. Conventions and speech acts; 3.3. Action guiding speech acts; 3.3.1. General characterization; 3.3.2. The method of analysis; 3.3.3. Further distinctions; 4. CONCLUSION; FOOTNOTES; REFERENCES.