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Lecture Six:  Speech act theory and its development 《言语行为理论及其发展》 KeXianbing kxbchina@126.com Central China Normal University 2011-05-21 Teaching outline 1 Introduction: To say is to do; To inform is to perform 2 Austin’s Speech Act Theory :origin and foundation 1) Constative and performative 2) Three kinds of speech act 3) Austin’s classification of illocutionary speech acts 3 Searle’s apeech act theory: revision and development 1)Reclassification of speech act 2) Searle’s reclassification of illocutionary speech acts 3) Indirect speech acts 4 The late development of speech act theory 1) The study on perlocution 2) The applied study of speech acts 5 Summary Introduction: Last week and the week before, wo have discussed the theory of conversational implicature, which aims at revealing and explaining how a hearer gets from what is said to what is meant, from the level of expressed meaning to the level of implied meaning. 表里如一， 言为心声，字如其人 In this lecture, we are going to challenge the contrast : shuo, i.e. saying something, under appropriate circumstances, IS zuo, i.e. doing something, namely a speech act. 言行一致: saying and doing are just the same or two different things? Introduction: In ordinary conversation, we often contrast shuo(说,saying something ) with zuo(做, doing something). We always hear people say things like” 妻子：(评论)他呀，从来就是只说不做，吃现成的，穿现成的。 群众：(评论某些干部）他们动动嘴,我们跑断腿。 1)??“ Actions speak louder than words.”(事实胜于雄辩) 2)? “Easier said than done.”(说得容易做来难。) 3) Things go contrary to one’s wishes; things do no always turn out the way one wishes.(事与原违) Introduction: We use language to get things done, to get others to give us what we want.We use language to do thousands of things.Even a child at the one-word utterance stageknows this. “Chocolate!” utters Tom, and soon enough a chocolate bar is placed in his hand. While the English Philosopher John Langshaw Austin thought tha