Sbisà on Speech as Action

The volume provides a thorough look into Marina Sbisà's distinctive, Austinian-inspired approach to speech acts. By gathering original essays from a world-class lineup of philosophers of language, linguists, social epistemologists, action theorists, and communication scholars, the collection provides the first comprehensive critical treatment of Sbisa's outstanding contribution to speech act theory.

Showcases the philosophical significance of Marina Sbisà's deontic approach to speech as action Deals both with foundational questions in speech act theory and issues in social and political pragmatics Gathers essays by leading experts in several disciplines, including philosophy of language, epistemology and linguistics

Auteur

Laura Caponetto is the Sarah Smithson Research Fellow at Newnham College, University of Cambridge.

Paolo Labinaz is Associate Professor at the Department of Humanities, University of Trieste.

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The volume provides a thorough look into Marina Sbisà s distinctive, Austinian-inspired approach to speech acts. By gathering original essays from a world-class lineup of philosophers of language, linguists, social epistemologists, action theorists, and communication scholars, the collection provides the first comprehensive critical treatment of Sbisäs outstanding contribution to speech act theory.

Contenu

Marina Sbisà's Deontic Approach to Speech Actions.- Should Speech Act Theory Eschew Propositions?.- On the Conventional Nature of Illocutionary Acts: Uptake, Conventions, and Illocutionary Effects.- Varieties of Uptake.- Interactional Negotiation.- Some Varieties of Illocutionary Pluralism.- Speech Acts and Ventriloquation: The Contribution of Marina Sbisà to a General Theory of Action and Performativity.- Towards a Unified Theory of Illocutionary Normativity.- llocutionary Force, Speech Act Norms, and the Coordination and Mutuality of Conversational Expectations.- Speech in Non-ideal Conditions: On Silence and Being Silenced.- A Speech-Act Theoretic Analysis of White (Prosocial) Lies.- Presupposition and Propaganda: A Socially Extended Analysis.- Replies to Contributors.