英语语言学讲义Linguistics.pptVIP

Linguistics Week two Speech Act Theory John Langshaw Austin How to Do Things with Words Speech act: Actions performed via utterance Constative: 述事话语；表述句 An utterance which either states or describes something that is either true or false and is thus verifiable, bearing the truth value. I go to the park every Sunday. I teach English. Performative: 行事话语；施为句 An utterance which performs an act, do not describe or report anything at all; the uttering of the sentence is the doing of an action. I do. I name this ship Queen Elizabeth. I bet you six pence it will rain tomorrow. I bequeath my watch t