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Publication details [#8277]

Sadock, Jerrold M. 1974. Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts. Academic Press. xi + 168 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

embedded performative | indirect speech act | meaning | performative hypothesis | speech act

Annotation

S. adduces evidence for the performative hypothesis, and tries to account for embedded performatives, indirect speech acts, the distinction between use and meaning, and some 'covert illocutionary acts' in English.

Reviewed by

Leech, Geoffrey N. 1977. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.

Finnegan, Ruth H. 1976. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.

Matthews, P.H. 1976. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.

Lee, Patricia A. 1978. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.

Comrie, Bernard. 1976. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.

Harnish, Robert M. 1978. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.

Searle, John R. 1976. Review of $Toward a linguistic theory of speech acts.