Speech act according to Zierhofer

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According to Wolfgang Zierhofer speech acts determine what it is that bodies, animals, plants and machines in the end have to do. Whenever we do something with words, or even with signs or utterances, we try to influence a subsequent action by executing a speech act (Zierhofer, W., 2002, p.1362). This emphasis that language is an instrument that coordinates actions and regulates everything that people do. Therefore, the linguistic turn is a very important shift in action theory.

Speech acts bind activities of different people by demanding a particular behaviour (action and re-action, re-re-action, etc...). These acts are accomplished when there is a re-action that suits the speech act. For instance, giving an order to someone is succesful if that persons understands the order and does what the speaker wanted.

References

  • Zierhofer, W. (2002). Speech acts and space(s): language pragmatics and the discursive constitution of the social. In Environment and Planning A, vol.34, pp 1355-1372.


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  • page created by Niek van Enckevort, 18:30, 25-10-2012
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