Foundations of Speech Act Theory

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Foundations of Speech Act Theory is written by S.L. Tsohatzidis and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1134866992 (ISBN 10) and 9781134866991 (ISBN 13).

Foundations of Speech Act Theory investigates the importance of speech act theory to the problem of meaning in linguistics and philosophy. The papers in this volume, written by respected philosophers and linguists, significantly advance standards of debate in this area. Beginning with a detailed introduction to the individual contributors, this collection demonstrates the relevance of speech acts to semantic theory. It includes essays unified by the assumption that current pragmatic theories are not well equipped to analyse speech acts satisfactorily, and concludes with five studies which assess the relevance of speech act theory to the understanding of philosophical problems outside the area of philosophy of language.