Is there an illocutionary act of assertion?
This contribution analyzes Cappelen's No-Assertion view arguing that, although appealing, the No-Assertion view is based on a questionable premise, namely, that assertions are sayings. Austin's notions of locution and saying are examined, in order to show that illocutionary acts concern as...
| Published in: | English Studies at NBU |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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New Bulgarian University
2015-12-01
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| Online Access: | https://esnbu.org/data/files/2015/esnbu.15.2.5.pdf |