Cooperation and Social Norms

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In Speech Act Theory, an apology is considered a type of locution.

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The concept of uptake is central to the understanding of perlocutionary acts.

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Speech Act Theory sees language as a form of thinking.

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Illocutionary acts are a type of perlocutionary act.

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Ordinary language philosophy is the philosophical school that underlies Speech Act Theory.

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Locution is a type of speech act that involves the speaker's intentions.

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John Austin's criteria for distinguishing between constative and performative utterances were widely accepted by scholars.

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In performative utterances, the speaker is only stating something about reality.

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The sentence 'I promise that I will give you one hundred dollars tomorrow' is an example of a constative utterance.

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Speech act theory focuses on the question of what people are saying when they use language.

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The act of making a promise is an example of locution.

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Uptake is a term used to describe the effect of a speech act on the hearer.

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According to Karl Bühler's Organon model, a sound can qualify as a linguistic sign if only a two-fold relationship exists between the sound and the sender or receiver.

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The function of a sign as a symptom says something about the receiver's intention behind the utterance.

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The Organon model describes language as a tool that people use to perform actions.

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According to Plato's Cratylus, words are instruments with which thoughts can be expressed.

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The three functions of a linguistic sign, as described by Bühler, include a sign serving as a symbol, a signal, and an icon.

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Bühler's Organon model was published in 1990.

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In Speech Act Theory, an apology is considered a type of locution.

The concept of uptake is central to the understanding of perlocutionary acts.

Speech Act Theory sees language as a form of thinking.

Illocutionary acts are a type of perlocutionary act.

Ordinary language philosophy is the philosophical school that underlies Speech Act Theory.

Locution is a type of speech act that involves the speaker's intentions.

John Austin's criteria for distinguishing between constative and performative utterances were widely accepted by scholars.

In performative utterances, the speaker is only stating something about reality.

The sentence 'I promise that I will give you one hundred dollars tomorrow' is an example of a constative utterance.

Speech act theory focuses on the question of what people are saying when they use language.

The act of making a promise is an example of locution.

Uptake is a term used to describe the effect of a speech act on the hearer.

According to Karl Bühler's Organon model, a sound can qualify as a linguistic sign if only a two-fold relationship exists between the sound and the sender or receiver.

The function of a sign as a symptom says something about the receiver's intention behind the utterance.

The Organon model describes language as a tool that people use to perform actions.

According to Plato's Cratylus, words are instruments with which thoughts can be expressed.

The three functions of a linguistic sign, as described by Bühler, include a sign serving as a symbol, a signal, and an icon.

Bühler's Organon model was published in 1990.

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