His speech acts theory is a development of Austin's analysis of performative utterances. > reformulated felicity conditions > classified types of speech acts > distinguished between direct speech acts and indirect speech acts John R. Searle born July 31, 1932; currently the Slusser Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Berkeley ~ Marianne Jaffke a.k.a. Maja

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

successful speech act conditions

unsuccessful speech act conditions I really don’t mean to ask you about your age, but how old are you?

I really don’t mean to ask you about your age, but how old are you? unsuccessful speech act conditions I really don’t mean to ask you about your age, but how old are you?

I really don’t mean to ask you about your age, but how old are you? unsuccessful speech act conditions I promise I’ ll send your children to prison!

I promise I’ ll send your children to prison! I really don’t mean to ask you about your age, but how old are you? unsuccessful speech act conditions I promise I’ ll send your children to prison!

I promise I’ ll send your children to prison! I really don’t mean to ask you about your age, but how old are you? I don’t want you to lend me your car; but can I borrow it from you? unsuccessful speech act conditions

the performance of a speech act involves three aspects of meaning locutionary (the literal utterance) illocutionary (the intended meaning) perlocutionary (how an utterance is understood) DIRECT DIRECT/ INDIRECT

illocutionary (the intended meaning) 1 2 literate force intended force "Can you hand me the salt?" question request illucotionary act

illocutionary (the intended meaning) 1 2 literate force intended force "The music is a bit loud..." statement request illucotionary act

Representatives Directives Commissives Expressives Declarations concluding describing asserting claiming requesting ordering inviting asking guaranteeing promising offering congratulating apologising thanking types of illucotionary acts

Representatives Directives Commissives Expressives Declarations concluding describing asserting claiming requesting ordering inviting asking guaranteeing promising offering congratulating apologising thanking Hm. We‘ll be a good team. Can you start today? You won't regret this! Thank you! You're hired! types of illucotionary acts