Chapter8Chapter8LanguageinUseLanguageinUsespeaker’smeaning,utterancemeaning,contextualmeaning•Itsinterpretationdependsmoreonwhothespeakerofthesentenceis,whotheheareris,whenandwhereitisused.•Itdependsmoreonthecontext.semanticssemanticsVSVSpragmaticspragmatics•Semantics:morecloselyrelatedtothewordsused,themoreconstant,inherentsideofmeaning•Pragmatics:morecloselyrelatedtothecontext,themoreindeterminateside,orsth.extra.pragmatics=meaning-semanticsSpeechActTheorySpeechActTheory•HowtoDoThingswithWords----JohnLangshawAustinPerformativesandConstativesPerformativesandConstatives(施为句、叙事句)(施为句、叙事句)•Performative:Theutteringofthesesentencesis,orisapartof,thedoingofanaction.•Constatives:adescriptionofwhatthespeakerisdoingatthetimeofspeaking.ATheoryofATheoryoftheIllocutionaryActtheIllocutionaryAct(行事行为理论)(行事行为理论)1.Locutionaryact(发话行为)2.Illocutionaryact(行事行为)3.Perlocutionaryact(取效行为)ATheoryofATheoryoftheIllocutionaryActtheIllocutionaryAct(行事行为理论)(行事行为理论)•Illocutionaryact(行事行为):tosaysth.istodosth.,andtheactperformedisknownasanIllocutionaryAct.(言以行事)•PerlocutionaryAct(取效行为):bytellingsomebodysomethingthespeakermaychangetheopinionoftheheareronsomething,ormisleadhim,orsurprisehim,orinducehimtodosomething.Whetherornottheseeffectsareintendedbythespeaker,theycanberegardedaspartoftheactthatthespeakerhasperformed.TheCooperativePrincipleTheCooperativePrinciple(合作原则)(合作原则)1.MaximofQuantity量的准则2.MaximofQuality质的准则3.MaximofRelation关联准则4.MaximofManner方式准则MaximofQuantityMaximofQuantity质的准则质的准则1.Makeyourcontributionasinformativeasisrequired.2.Donotmakeyourcontributionmoreinformativethanisrequired.MaximofQualityMaximofQuality质的准则质的准则1.Trytomakeyourcontributiononethatistrue.2.Donotsaywhatyoubelievetobefalse.3.Donotsaythatforwhichyoulackadequateevidence.MaximofRelationMaximofRelation关联准则关联准则1.Berelevant.MaximofMannerMaximofManner方式准则方式准则Beperspicuous1.Avoidobscurityofexpression.2.Avoidambiguity.3.Bebrief(avoidprolixity)4.Beorderly.