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Speech acts

by Chris Potts
"... We’ve seen that individual utterances can express multiple propositions. Very often, this multidimensionality traces to the distinction between content and force — between what the language ..."
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We’ve seen that individual utterances can express multiple propositions. Very often, this multidimensionality traces to the distinction between content and force — between what the language

Characterizing Indirect Speech Acts

by Gretchen P. Brown , 1980
"... This paper presents the core of a descriptive theory of indirect speech acts, i.e. utterances in which one speech act form is used to realize another, different, speech act. The proposed characterization of indirect speech acts is based on principles of goal formation, viewed in the context of a gen ..."
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This paper presents the core of a descriptive theory of indirect speech acts, i.e. utterances in which one speech act form is used to realize another, different, speech act. The proposed characterization of indirect speech acts is based on principles of goal formation, viewed in the context of a

A Semantics for Speech Acts

by Munindar P. Singh - Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence , 1998
"... Speech act theory is important not only in Linguistics, but also in Computer Science. It has applications in Distributed Computing, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Electronic Data Interchange protocols. While much research into speech acts has been done, one asp ..."
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Speech act theory is important not only in Linguistics, but also in Computer Science. It has applications in Distributed Computing, Distributed Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, and Electronic Data Interchange protocols. While much research into speech acts has been done, one

Speech Acts On Trial

by Jan Ljungberg, Peter Holm - In [16], chapter 12 , 1997
"... In this document we discuss the general applicability of the speech act theory, as a theoretical foundation in the design of information technology (IT). We pay special attention to the acclimatization that speech act theory has undergone when applied in the IT-field. One of the questions we address ..."
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In this document we discuss the general applicability of the speech act theory, as a theoretical foundation in the design of information technology (IT). We pay special attention to the acclimatization that speech act theory has undergone when applied in the IT-field. One of the questions we

Responding to indirect speech acts

by Herbert H. Clark - Cognitive Psychology , 1979
"... Indirect speech acts, like the request Do you know the time?, have both a literal meaning, here “I ask you whether you know the time, ” and an indirect meaning “I request you to tell me the time. ” In this paper I outline a model of how listeners understand such speech acts and plan responses to the ..."
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Indirect speech acts, like the request Do you know the time?, have both a literal meaning, here “I ask you whether you know the time, ” and an indirect meaning “I request you to tell me the time. ” In this paper I outline a model of how listeners understand such speech acts and plan responses

SPEECH ACTS, CRITERIA AND INTENTIONS

by Jesús Navarro-reyes
"... What makes a speech act a speech act? Which are its necessary and sufficient conditions? I claim in this paper that we cannot find an answer to those questions in Austin’s doctrine of the infelicities, since some infelicities take place in fully committing speech acts, whereas others prevent the utt ..."
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What makes a speech act a speech act? Which are its necessary and sufficient conditions? I claim in this paper that we cannot find an answer to those questions in Austin’s doctrine of the infelicities, since some infelicities take place in fully committing speech acts, whereas others prevent

Speech acts and conventions

by Seumas Miller - Language Sciences , 2000
"... In this paper I take up one of the main unresolved questions that arises from J.L. Austin’s work, namely, the the question of the conventionality of speech acts. I argue that the evidence is against the existence of essentially conventional speech acts. # 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserv ..."
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In this paper I take up one of the main unresolved questions that arises from J.L. Austin’s work, namely, the the question of the conventionality of speech acts. I argue that the evidence is against the existence of essentially conventional speech acts. # 2000 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights

Speech acts in context

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"... This paper argues for a reorientation of speech act theory towards an Austin-inspired con-ception of speech acts as context-changing social actions. After an overview of the role assigned to context by Austin, Searle, and other authors in pragmatics, it is argued that the context of a speech act sho ..."
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This paper argues for a reorientation of speech act theory towards an Austin-inspired con-ception of speech acts as context-changing social actions. After an overview of the role assigned to context by Austin, Searle, and other authors in pragmatics, it is argued that the context of a speech act

Speech acts as announcements

by Nadine Guiraud, Andreas Herzig, Emiliano Lorini , 2009
"... Our aim is to use the logic of public announcements and more generally dynamic epistemic logics as a logic of speech acts. To that end we start from a simple multimodal logic of beliefs and goals (without common belief), and add public announcements. We suppose that announcements do not modify goals ..."
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Our aim is to use the logic of public announcements and more generally dynamic epistemic logics as a logic of speech acts. To that end we start from a simple multimodal logic of beliefs and goals (without common belief), and add public announcements. We suppose that announcements do not modify

Speech acts or communicative action

by J. L. G. Dietz - In Proceedings of the Second European Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work , 1991
"... Systems for supporting communication in organizations should be founded on a theorY of language and communication. A well-known theorY for this purpose is speech act theorY. developed by Austin and Searle. Flores e.a. used this theorY for the design of TH E COORDINATOR. Speech act theorY however has ..."
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Systems for supporting communication in organizations should be founded on a theorY of language and communication. A well-known theorY for this purpose is speech act theorY. developed by Austin and Searle. Flores e.a. used this theorY for the design of TH E COORDINATOR. Speech act theorY however
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