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This introduction is both a capsule history of major work in speech-act theory and an opinionated guide to its current state, organized around five major accounts of what speech acts fundamentally are. We first consider the two classical views, on which a speech act is the kind of act it is mainly due to convention (Austin), or to intention (Grice). We then spell out three other broad approaches, which conceive of speech acts primarily in terms of their function, or as the expression of mental states, or as constituted by norms. With these five families of views laid out, we relate them in turn to the apparatus of conversational score and discourse context; to the project of speech-act taxonomy; and to the theory of force. Last, we review applications of speech-act theory to matters legal and political, and to ethically significant phenomena like silencing, derogation, and coercion.

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Exclamatives, degrees and speech acts

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The goal of this paper is an account of the semantics and pragmatics of exclamation. I focus on two key observations: first, that sentence exclamations like Wow, John bakes delicious desserts! and exclamatives like What delicious desserts John bakes! express that a particular proposition has violated the speaker’s expectations; and second, that exclamatives are semantically restricted in a way that sentence exclamations are not. In my account of these facts, I propose a characterization of illocutionary force of exclamation, a function from propositions to speech acts of exclamation. The difference in meaning between sentence exclamations and exclamatives has consequences for the type of violated expectation. I end with a comparison to some previous approaches and a tentative extension of parts of the analysis to other constructions.

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This work has had several previous incarnations and owes a great deal to those who have suffered through them: Mark Baker, Adrian Brasoveanu, Elena Castroviejo-Miro, Veneeta Dayal, Jane Grimshaw, Nathan Klinedinst, Angelika Kratzer, Eric McCready, Adam Sennet and audiences at Rutgers, SALT XVIII, UCLA, UCSC and UMass Amherst. A special thanks goes to Sam Cumming and Roger Schwarzschild. Thanks also to my anonymous L&P reviewers who have influenced the paper immensely.

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Speech Act Theory is concerned with the ways in which language can be used. It originated with Austin, but was developed by Searle. The theories of Austin and Searle are described and several problem areas are identified. If it is to be a viable theory of language usage, speech act theory must be able to integrate with a theory of discourse structure, because if speech acts are identifiable as units of language, then it must be possible include them in a model of discourse. The second chapter examines discourse structure, examining two rival theories: the discourse analysis approach and the conversational analysis approach. Discourse analysis is broadly sympathetic to speech act theory, whereas, conversational analysis is not. The claims of conversational analysis are examined and are found to be wanting in several respects. Speech Act Theory is then discussed with a particular emphasis on the problem of relating speech acts to each other within a larger unit of discourse. It is noted that Austin, by including the expositive class of speech acts, allows for the possibility of relations between speech acts, whereas Searle's description of speech acts effectively rules out any relations between speech acts. The third chapter develops speech acts in terms of a schematic model consisting of cognitive states, a presumed effect of the speech act and an action. The cognitive states are represented using modal and deontic operators on the proposition within epistemic logic. This idea of the description of a speech act in terms of cognitive states is developed in Chapter Four. In Chapter Four, speech acts are related using a communicated cognitive state to pair two speech acts together into a primary and secondary speech act. It is noted that the idea of a primary and secondary speech act is present within the discourse analysis model of discourse (in the form of the initiation-response cycle of exchanges) and also in the conversational analysis approach to discourse (in the form of the adjacency pair). The conclusion from this is that the two approaches are perhaps not so incompatible as might first appear. Chapter Five deals with grammatical sentence types and their possible use in communicating cognitive states. It also examines modal auxiliary verbs and their possible relationship to the modal and deontic operators used in the cognitive state model. In Chapter Six, theories of indirect speech acts are described. An explanation of indirect speech acts is developed using pragmatic maxims and cognitive states to explain why certain indirect forms are chosen. This leads to a theory of linguistic politeness and a use model of speech acts.

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Kenyon, Tracy Karen. "An investigation into school learners' perceptions of linguistic politeness norms within and across cultures." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004715.

Warren, Andy. "Modality, reference and speech acts in the Psalms." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268622.

José, Brian. "Speech acts as a focus of variation studies AAE vs. EAE /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2000. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=1570.

Leavell, Deborah Kay. "The avoidance of absolute commitment in speech acts: Modality." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2003. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2309.

Beyssade, Claire, and Jean-Marie Marandin. "From complex to simple speech acts : a bidimensional analysis of illocutionary." Universität Potsdam, 2006. http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2006/1031/.

Yaghoobi, Bager. "A cross-linguistic study of requestive speech acts in email communication." Thesis, University of Leeds, 2002. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/833/.

Neufeld, Dietmar. "Reconceiving texts as speech acts : an analysis of the first Epistle of John." Thesis, McGill University, 1991. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=74595.

Weber, Laurie L. "The function of warning passages in the Pauline Epistles." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2003. http://www.tren.com.

Jennings, Matthew. "Nevertheless, She Persisted: A Linguistic Analysis of the Speech of Elizabeth Warren, 2007-2017." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2018. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/457.

Williamson, Sherrie. "Cohesion and coherence in the speech of psychopathic criminals." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/32384.

Ng, Wing-yee. "Speech acts of school-aged children with autistic features with different communication partners." Click to view the E-thesis via HKU Scholors Hub, 2005. http://lookup.lib.hku.hk/lookup/bib/B38279319.

Snyder, Julia Ann. "Language and identity in ancient narratives : the relationship between speech patterns and social context in the Acts of the Apostles, Acts of John, and Acts of Philip." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8956.

Wang, Jiayan. "A study of speech acts in U.S. presidential candidate." HKBU Institutional Repository, 2013. http://repository.hkbu.edu.hk/etd_ra/1367.

Lee, Bo Hyun Languages &amp Linguistics Faculty of Arts &amp Social Sciences UNSW. "Unexplored aspects of socio-pragmatics in Korean refusals." Publisher:University of New South Wales. Languages & Linguistics, 2008. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/41432.

Kapogianni, Eleni. "Irony and the literal versus nonliteral distinction : a typological approach with focus on ironic implicature strength." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.608107.

Evans, David A. "Situations and speech acts toward a formal semantics of discourse /." New York : Garland Pub, 1985. http://catalog.hathitrust.org/api/volumes/oclc/12237628.html.

Rylander, John William. "EXPLICIT INSTRUCTION OF SPEECH ACTS AS ACTION SEQUENCE EVENTS: A VIDEO-BASED METHOD." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2017. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/474057.

Nkurikiye, Sylvestre. "The pragmatics of Kirundi marriage discourse : speech acts and discourse strategies." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/833004.

Hammonds, Phillip Edward. "Directive speech acts in conflict situations among advanced non-native speakers of English." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/252893.

Zeng, Tao. "An organizational communication protocol based on speech acts : design, verification and formal specifications." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1990. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/29410.

Nancarrow, C. R. "Verbal humour : levels of expectation : an examination of strategies with a limited corpus /." Thesis, [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1985. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B12324115.

Lee, Nga-yee Ada. "The use of request forms by preschool children." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1995. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36209156.

Yu, Shengming. "The pragmatic development of hedging in EFL learners /." access full-text access abstract and table of contents, 2009. http://libweb.cityu.edu.hk/cgi-bin/ezdb/thesis.pl?phd-en-b23749398f.pdf.

Dorlando, Laura Morales. "A Computer-Based Course to Teach Speech Acts: Prototype for the Technology Assisted Language Learning Program." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2006. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/1051.

Ranalter, Kurt. "Reasoning about assertions, obligations and causality on a categorical semantics for a logic for pragmatics." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2008. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/28169.

Polcar, Leah Elizabeth. "Towards understanding the processing of indirect speech acts: Reconsidering the standard pragmatic model of processing." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/280495.

Dautricourt, Robin Guillaume. "FRENCH LIAISON: LINGUISTIC AND SOCIOLINGUISTIC INFLUENCES ON SPEECH PERCEPTION." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1269540566.

Intachakra, Songthama. "Linguistic politeness in British English and Thai : a comparative analysis of three expressive speech acts." Thesis, Queen Mary, University of London, 2001. http://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/28852.

MacQueen, Kenneth G. (Kenneth George). "Speech act theory and the roles of religious language." Thesis, McGill University, 1986. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=72800.

Mulamba, Kashama. "Apologizing and complaining in Ciluba, French, and English : speech act performance by trilingual speakers in Zaire." Virtual Press, 1991. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/774770.

Ho, Mabel. "Comprehension of requests in Cantonese-speaking children." Click to view the E-thesis via HKUTO, 1994. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36208930.

Chen, Rong. "Verbal irony as conversational implicature." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/720333.

Wong, Hoi-ming Hyman. "A study of pragmatic competence in ESL learners in Hong Kong with different grammatical ability." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2000. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B22359734.

Butler, Clayton Dale. "The role of context in the apology speech act : a socio-constructivist analysis of the interpretations of native English-speaking college students /." Full text (PDF) from UMI/Dissertation Abstracts International, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3008292.

Steele, Ariana J. "Non-binary speech, race, and non-normative gender: Sociolinguistic style beyond the binary." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu157419067968368.

Pagmar, David. "Frequency, Form, and Distribution of Illocutionary Speech Acts in Swedish Parent-Child Interaction." Thesis, Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för lingvistik, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-131459.

Beam, Gaylene P. "Dyslexia and the Perception of Indexical Information in Speech." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1555617775415411.

Lau, Yi. "A comparison of apology strategies in Chinese and English /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2006. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/B36845875.

Tyler, Michael D., University of Western Sydney, and of Arts Education and Social Sciences College. "Orthography, phoneme awareness, and the measurement of vocal response times." THESIS_CAESS_XXX_Tyler_M.xml, 2002. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/295.

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