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Publication details [#4841]

Holdcroft, David. 1964. Meaning and illocutionary acts. Ratio 6 : 128–143.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

illocution | meaning

Annotation

H. contends that it is very doubtful whether the theory of illocutionary acts can be used to explain the meaning of all or most words unless some semantic information is used in such a way that the fact that it is used makes the claim in question totally uninteresting.

Reprints

Parkinson, G.H.R. 1968. In Parkinson, G.H.R., ed. The theory of meaning. Oxford University Press. pp. 166–181.