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Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meaning /

"In providing detailed and explicit patterns of analysis for the whole range of illocutionary acts, Alston makes a unique contribution to the field of philosophy of language - one that is likely to generate debate for years to come."--Jacket

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Alston, William P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, 2000.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. I. Nature of Illocutionary Acts. 1. Stratification of Linguistic Behavior. 2. Perlocutionary Intention Theories of Illocutionary Acts. 3. Nature of Illocutionary Acts. 4. Types of Illocutionary Acts: Commissives, Exercitives, Directives, and Expressives. 5. Assertion and Other Assertives: Completing the Account
  • pt. II. Account of the Meaning of Sentences. 6. Problem of Linguistic Meaning. 7. Illocutionary Act Potential and Illocutionary Rules. 8. Status of Illocutionary Rules. 9. IA Potential Theory of Meaning and Its Alternatives.