Acknowledgements; Introduction; Origins of the essays; 1. A taxonomy of illocutionary acts; 2. Indirect speech acts; 3. The logical status of fictional discourse; 4. Metaphor; 5. Literal meaning; 6. Referential and attributive; 7. Speech acts and recent linguistics; Bibliography; Index.
John Searle's Speech Acts made a highly original contribution to work in the philosophy of language.
'[The essays] are written with typical Searlean vigor, clarity, and
originality. The result is a volume that deserves more than a
mealy-mouthed speech act issuance of the 'You ought to read it'
sort, which could be countered without inconsistency with 'But
don't bother if you are busy.' Instead, I issue a straight
directive: Read it!' Language in Society
'Expression and Meaning collects some characteristically forthright
and provocative essays on outstanding topics.' John McDowell, The
London Review of Books
'As one would expect, this is a stimulating collection. Searle is
sensitive to detail, but I am most stuck by his penchant for bold
distinctions and explanations. And he is systematic; the book
considerably enlarges the earlier theory.' Brian Loar, The
Philosophical Review
'There is a great deal of meat in Searle's treatment of metaphor,
as elsewhere in his book, giving it an important place among the
steadily increasing works that are developing the foundations,
implications and applications of act theory.' Monroe C. Beardsley,
International Studies in Philosophy
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