Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. The Nature of Illocutionary Acts
6. 1. The Stratification of Linguistic Behavior 11
7. 2. Perlocutionary Intention Theories of Illocutionary Acts 33
8. 3. The Nature of Illocutionary Acts 51
9. 4. Types of Illocutionary Acts: Commissives, Exercitives, Directives, and Expressives 81
10. 5. Assertion and Other Assertives: Completing the Account 114
11. Part II. An Account of the Meaning of Sentences
12. 6. The Problem Of Linguistic Meaning 147
13. 7. Illocutionary Act Potential and Illocutionary Rules 191
14. 8. The Status of Illocutionary Rules 251
15. 9. The Ia Potential Theory Of Meaning and Its Alternatives 275
16. Appendix 311
17. Bibliography 315
18. Index 319