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Speech acts : an essay in the philosophy of language

John R. Searle

Cambridge University Press, 1969

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  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

Written in an outstandingly clear and lively style, this 1969 book provokes its readers to rethink issues they may have regarded as long since settled.

Table of Contents

  • Part I. A Theory of Speech Acts: 1. Methods and scope
  • 2. Expressions, meaning and speech acts
  • 3. The structure of illocutionary acts
  • 4. Reference as a speech act
  • 5. Predication
  • Part II. Some Applications of the Theory: 6. Three fallacies in contemporary philosophy
  • 7. Problems of reference
  • 8. Deriving 'ought' from 'is'
  • Index.

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