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Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meaning
Author: William P. Alston
language: en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date: 2015-08-01
What is it for a sentence to have a certain meaning? This is the question that the distinguished analytic philosopher William P. Alston addresses in this major contribution to the philosophy of language. His answer focuses on the given sentence's potential to play the role that its speaker had in mind, what he terms the usability of the sentence to perform the illocutionary act intended by its speaker.Alston defines an illocutionary act as an act of saying something with a certain "content." He develops his account of what it is to perform such acts in terms of taking responsibility, in uttering a sentence, for the existence of certain conditions. In requesting someone to open a window, for example, the speaker takes responsibility for its being the case that the window is closed and that the speaker has an interest in its being opened.In Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meaning, Alston expands upon this concept, creating a framework of five categories of illocutionary act and going on to argue that sentence meaning is fundamentally a matter of illocutionary act potential; that is, for a sentence to have a particular meaning is for it to be usable to perform illocutionary acts of a certain type. In providing detailed and explicit patterns of analysis for the whole range of illocutionary acts, Alston makes a unique contribution to the field of philosophy of language—one that is likely to generate debate for years to come.
A Short Guide to Writing about Biology
For almost four decades, A Short Guide to Writing About Biology has been an indispensable resource. Noted biologist Jan Pechenik guides readers in acquiring the skills necessary to become critical thinkers and accomplished writers. Biology is a way of thinking about the world; it is also about communicating information accurately, logically, clearly, honestly, and concisely. The tenth edition outlines all aspects of writing well while also providing readers with procedures for developing strong research questions, logically explaining findings, and supporting claims with evidence. All good writing involves both a struggle for understanding and a struggle to express that understanding. The author delivers sage advice in an accessible, entertaining style to help readers learn to write compelling papers—and to enhance their understanding.
Diagnosing Syntax
Diagnosis is an essential part of scientific research. It refers to the process of identifying a phenomenon, property, or condition on the basis of certain signs and by the use of various diagnostic procedures. This book is the first ever to consider the use of diagnostics in syntactic research and focuses on the five core domains of natural language syntax - ellipsis, agreement, anaphora, phrasal movement, and head movement. Each empirical domain is considered in turn from the perspectives of syntax, syntax at the interfaces, neuropsycholinguistics, and language diversity. Drawing on the expertise of 20 leading scholars and their empirically rich data, the book presents current thoughts on, and practical answers to, the question: What are the diagnostic signs, techniques and procedures that can be used to analyse natural language syntax? It will interest linguists, including formalists, typologists, psycholinguists and neurolinguists.