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Publication details [#4303]

Hancher, Michael. 1980. Speech acts and the law. In Shuy, Roger W. and Anna Shnukal, eds. Language use and the uses of language. Georgetown University Press. pp. 245–256.

Publication type

Article in book

Publication language

English

Keywords

jurisprudence | speech act theory

Annotation

H. identifies some points at which speech act theory and legal practice appear to meet, speculates about the significance of these connections, and recommends this general topic as worthy for further study.