speech act theory

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Definition von speech act theory im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

Theory of meaning that holds that the meaning of linguistic expressions can be explained in terms of the rules governing their use in performing various speech acts (e.g., admonishing, asserting, commanding, exclaiming, promising, questioning, requesting, warning). In contrast to theories that maintain that linguistic expressions have meaning in virtue of their contribution to the truth conditions of sentences where they occur, it explains linguistic meaning in terms of the use of words and sentences in the performance of speech acts. Some exponents claim that the meaning of a word is nothing but its contribution to the nature of the speech acts that can be performed by using it. Ludwig Wittgenstein and J. L. Austin provided important stimuli for the theory's development

Silbentrennung

speech act the·o·ry

Türkische aussprache

spiç äkt thiıri

Aussprache

/ˈspēʧ ˈakt ˈᴛʜēərē/ /ˈspiːʧ ˈækt ˈθiːɜriː/