THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH ACT THEORY: FROM PHILOSOPHICAL INSIGHT TO INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK
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Speech Act Theory, J.L.Austin, John Searle, illocutionary acts, felicity conditions, pragmatics, philosophy of language, performative utterances.

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THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF SPEECH ACT THEORY: FROM PHILOSOPHICAL INSIGHT TO INTERDISCIPLINARY FRAMEWORK. (2026). Journal of Universal Science Research, 4(5), 66-74. https://universalpublishings.com/~niverta1/index.php/jusr/article/view/18386

Abstract

Speech Act Theory (SAT) transformed the study of language by shifting focus from truth-conditional semantics to the performative and action-oriented nature of utterances. This comprehensive review traces the theory’s origins in J.L. Austin’s ordinary language philosophy, its systematic elaboration by John Searle, and its subsequent expansion across pragmatics, linguistics, philosophy, and applied disciplines

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