Words and Deeds; problems in the theory of speech acts.

Oxford:: Clarendon Press, 1978., 1978. 8vo. xi, [1], 178 pp. Index. Original gilt-stamped navy cloth. Fine. ISBN:0198245815 "The book presents a theory of illocutionary acts. It argues that the study of speech acts initiated by Austin complements the truth theoretic approach to speaker meaning. It is shown that there are aspects of speaker meaning which cannot be explained by truth theoretic approaches. Though the nature of a speech act is partially determined by the semantic type of the sentence uttered the speaker's intention and context of utterance are important also." [Author]. (Inventory #: AH1137)