The Routledge Handbook of Language and Dialogue by Edda Weigand

Author:Edda Weigand
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
ISBN: 9781317612582
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Figure 11.3The Action Principle.

Actions are defined by their meaning. Empiristic approaches take the opposite direction and try to arrive at action functions by starting from expressions. Such a direction, of necessity, ends in an impasse: there is no direct correlation between specific means and action. The means are rather infinite and continuously changing and include means which are not empirically observable. The purposes are to a great extent quasi-universal and related to human nature. Cultural differences do not touch upon the basic human needs but can shape them differently, for instance, by differently evaluating how to address our interlocutors.

Searle’s formula F(p) indicates the functional constituents of a speech act from the perspective of classical philosophical speech act theory (Searle, 1969).

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