Illocutionary Acts and Sentence Meaning

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by  William P. Alston

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Contents
Preface xi
Itnroudction
PART I
THEN ATUREO FI LLOUCTINOARYA CTS
TheS tratiofinoc faL tiingtuiBices havior II
i.T ypeosfS peecAhc tsI I
iiI.l iocutAictosn a1rY3'
iiAiu.s tin's ClaosfsS ipfieeccaAhtc itosn1 7
ivA.u stoinnt heRh etic-IllocDuitsitoinnacrt2yi0 o n
v.A ustoinnt hel IIocutionary-PeDrliosctuitnicot2ni3ao rny
viA.u stinC'hsa racterizatoiflo InI ocutiAoctnsa r2y4
viIin.t errelaotfSi eonntse natnidla IlI ocutAicotnsa2 r6y
viPieirl.o cutioAncatarsny d Oth er SpeecAhc ts3 0
1 PerlocurtyI itnoennoatnTi heoroifleI Iso cutriyAo cntas 33
iExp. licaltIiInogc utAicotnC aornycpts e 33
iiG.ri ceo nS peakMeera nin3g7
iiSic.h iffAecrc'osu onftl IIocutiAoctnsa r4y0
ivC.r iticofiS scmh iffAecrc'osu n4t 2
v.C ounterexamptloeS sc hiffAecrc'osu n4t 5
3 TheN atuorfel IIocutAicotnsa ry 51
iS.e arle"'Nso n-DefecPtriovmei"s i5n1g
iiT.a kiRnegs ponsib5i4l ity
iiEip.i stemolCoogmipclaelx it5i6e s
ivB.l ameworthiannedIs nsc orrectn5e7s s
v.T heC ruciaRlo loef R ules5 8
viF.u rther ModiofifcS aetairloen'ss An6a4ly sis
viAi .N ewA nalyosfiP sr omisi6n9g
viiEixt.e nsitoonO theIrl locutAictosn a7r1y
ixD.e R ea ndD eD icto7 3
x.H owt oI dentCiofnyd itifoonlrsI IocutAicotnsa7 r7y
xil.I IocutRiuolneasr7 y8
4 Typeosf l IIocutAicotnCsao:rm myi ssiEvxeecsri,t ives,
DierctiavnedEs x,p ressives 81
iP.re ludCeo:n ventiaonndNa olr matiFvaect s8 1
iiC.o mmissiEvxeesrc,i tiavnedVs e,r dictPirevleism:i na8r5y
iiTih.eF inal MfoodErex le rciti8v9e s
ivT.h eF inMaold eflo Cro mmissiv9e5s
v.D irecti9v7es
viE.x pressi1v0e3s
5 Assteiroann dO theArs sertCiovmepsl:e tthiAenc gc uont 114
iT.h eP robloefmA ssertiIo1 n4
iiA.s sertasi oEnx pliPcreitsleyn tai Pnrogp ositiIo1 n6
iiHio.w T hiAsc count DweiatlPhsro blems1 20
ivA.s sertive-NonOavsesrelrtaipv1se2 1
v.K indosfA ssertiv1e2s5
viA.n alyPsaitst efrnosIr I locutAicto nTayrpye s1 30
viRie.s trictoinoS nesn tenVteihailc lIe3 s4
viiUin.i ntentliIoInoaclut iAocntasr1 y3 7
ixC.o mpariswoint Phe rlocutioInnatreyn tAicocno unt1s4 2
PART II
ANA CCOUNTO FT HEM EANINGO FS ENTENECS
6 TheP robleomfL ingtuiMices aning 147
iM.e aninPgr:e limin1a4r7y
A.T heC oncepotfM eanin1g4 7
B.W hatI 'mLo okinfgo irn a T heoroyfM eaning1 52
iiU.s eas theK eyt oM eanin1g5 4
iiSie.n tenMceea niasn gP rimary1 57
ivS.e ntence MaesaI nIilnogc utAicotnP aortye nti1a6l0
v.S entence MeanadnP ienrlgo cutioInnatreyn ti1on6s2
viT.w oD ifficulitnit ehesl IIocutiAoctn aProyt enTthieaolr y1 73
viiI.n tensitfyhieDn igffi cult1y7 5
viiMia.t chilnIgI ocutAicotnT ayrpye s1 78
ixl.I IocutRiuonlaers1y 9 0
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7 lIoIcutionaArcytP otentianadll IIcoutionaRruyl es 191
iI.A P otenast iSaulb jecttoiI oInl ocutRiuolneasr1 y9 1
iiL.i nguiMsteiacn iasn gR ulGeo vemanc1e 92
iiSio.m eV ersioonfsS emantRiucl es1 95
ivP.ro gressiCvoem plicaotfli IoIno cutRiuolneasr2 y0I
v.H owt oH andlEel lipatnidcS iitnyg uRleafre renc2e0 7
viR.e ferenEclel,i ptaincdRi 'tiyasn, gR ulSeu bject2i1on7
viIiA.A nalyisnTi esr mosf R ule Subjaenctdii nTo enr mosf R 'in2g2 2
viSioim.e A dditional fPorIroA bA lneamlsy s2i2s9
ixl.A 's, II-ARP uolteesn,ta inadSl e,n tence Me2a3ni4n g
x.S ample Ia-nRduI lAAe nsa lys2es3 8
xiH.o wI -Rules CoMmamkuen icaPtoisosni b2l4e8
xiSip.e akMeera nin2g4 9
8 TheS tatuosf l IoIcutionaRruyl es 251
iS.u mmaroyft heF oregoin2g5 1
iiR.e gulaatnidvC eo nstitRuutlisev 2e 52
iiUin.f ormulRautleeds2 56
ivR.u leasn dC onventio2n6s2
v.D o I-RuElxeiss t2?6 5
viD.ra winBgo undariaerso unId- Aactn dI -Ru2l6e8
viTih.e M eanionfgS ubsenteUnntiitas2l 7 2
9 TheI AP otentiTahle oryo fM eaninagn dI tAsl ternatives2 75
iP.r evie2w7 5
iiI.n itPilaalu siobfit lhieTt hye ory2 75
iiEiffi.c acoyft heT heoriynA pplicat2i8o2n
ivR.e pliteoOs b jection2s8 3
v.M appiAnltge matiTvhee ories2 84
viW.o rdso rS entenacseF su ndament2a8l6
viNia.i vRee ferenTthieaolri es2 88
viMioire. SophisticRaetfeedre nTthieaolri es2 90
ixTruth. CondiAtpipornoaa2lc9 6h es
x.A ttempttoGs e tB eyonAds sertIi o3n0 0
xiA.tt empttsoG etB eyond AssIeIr3 t0i7on
xiCio.n clusi3o0n9
Appendix 311
Bibliography 351
Index 391
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