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Publication details [#25267]

Récanti, François. 1988. Meaning and force: The pragmatics of performative utterances. Cambridge University Press. x + 278 pp.
Publication type
Book – monograph
Publication language
English
Keywords
communication | meaning | performativity | pragmatics | utterance

Annotation

This book uses a detailed analysis of performative utterances to discuss the place of pragmatics in communication theory.

Reviewed by

Harnish, Robert M. 1991. Review of François Récanti (1987: `Meaning and force: The pragmatics of performative utterances').