TY - GEN T1 - Essays in speech act theory T2 - Pragmatics & beyond ; A2 - Vanderveken, Daniel A2 - Kubo, Susumu LA - English PP - Amsterdam ; Philadelphia, PA PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. YR - 2001 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocm70766237 AB - Any study of communication must take into account the nature and role of speech acts in a broad context. This book addresses questions such as:- What do we mean?- How do we say it? and- How is it understood?in the broad context of universal, socio-cultural and psychological issues that bear on human communication. It presents an overview of current issues in speech act theory that are at the center of human and social sciences dealing with language, thought and action, building on John Searle's famous article 'How Performatives Work' (included in this book). The contributions by linguists, psy. OP - 324 CN - P95.55 .E84 2001eb SN - 9789027298157 SN - 9027298157 SN - 9781556198359 SN - 1556198353 SN - 9781556198366 SN - 1556198361 SN - 1282162489 SN - 9781282162488 SN - 9786612162480 SN - 6612162481 SN - 9027250936 SN - 9789027250933 SN - 9027250944 SN - 9789027250940 KW - Speech acts (Linguistics) KW - Actes de parole. KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES : Linguistics : Sociolinguistics. KW - Taalhandelingen. KW - Acte de parole. KW - Electronic book. ER -