Speech Acts and Literary Theory

Informationen zum Autor Sandy Petrey Zusammenfassung This book, first published in 1990, combines an introduction to speech-act theory as developed by J. L. Austin with a survey of critical essays that have adapted Austin's thought for literary analysis. This book will be of interest to students of linguistics and literary theory. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: Beginnings ; 1. Saying versus Doing 2. Saying Equals Doing 3. Saying, Doing, and Writing; Part II: Applications ; 4. Austin and Searle Together and Apart 5. Textual Illocution 6. Performing the Performative 7. The Prose of the World; Part III: Challenges ; 8. Locution, Illocution, and Deconstruction 9. Performativities; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Sandy Petrey
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.08.2016
• EAN: 9781138689732
• ISBN: 978-1-138-68973-2
• No. of pages: 186
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory; Routledge Library Editions: Literary Theory
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Philosophy of Language, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Literary theory