The primary units of meaning in the use and comprehension of language are speech acts of the type called illocutionary acts. In Foundations of Illocutionary Log

In Meaning and Speech Acts Daniel Vanderveken further develops the logic of speech acts and the logic of propositions to construct a general semantic theory of

Semantics: A Reader contains a broad selection of classic articles on semantics and the semantics/pragmatics interface. Comprehensive in the variety and breadth

How is the biblical text understood and how does it function in the life of the reader today? Richard Briggs first provides an illuminating introduction to the

Any study of communication must take into account the nature and role of speech acts in a broad context. This book addresses questions such as: - What do we mea