Speech Acts in Argumentative Discussions: A Theoretical Model for the Analysis of Discussions Directed Towards Solving Conflicts of Opinion (Studies ... in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysi)

Something like this: formal logical systems aim to formalise informal arguments, to represent them in precise, rigorous and generalisable terms; and an acceptable formal logical system ought to be such that, if a given informal argument is represented in it by a certain formal argument, than that formal argument should be valid in the system just in case the informal argument is valid in the extra-systematic sense (1978:15). Chapter 1. The resolution of disputes about expressed opinions 1.1. The aims of this book 1.2. Externalization of argumentation 1.3. Functionalization of argumentation 1.4. Socialization of argumentation 1.5. Dialectification of argumentation Chapter 2. Argumentation as an illocutionary act complex 2.1. The basic theory of speech acts 2.2. Communicative and interactional aspects of language 2.3. Characterization of the speech act of argumentation 2.4. Points of agreement and disagreement with related views 2.5. The illocutionary act complex of argumentation Chapter 3. Argumentation and the perlocutionary act of convincing 3.1. The perlocutionary act of convincing 3.2. The relation between illocutions and perlocutions 3.3. Various kinds of usage conventions 3.4. The conventionality of the illocutionary perlocution of convincing 3.5. Externalization of the perlocutionary effect of convincing Chapter 4. Argumentation in discussions about expressed opinions 4.1. Problems of analysing argumentative discussions 4.2. Simple single discussions 4.2.1. Standard types of disputes and argumentative discussions 4.2.2. The resolution of simple single disputes 4.3. The structure of simple single discussions 4.3.1. The stages of the discussion 4.3.2. The structure of the argumentation Chapter 5. The distribution of speech acts in rational discussions 5.1. Expressed opinions, argumentation and assertives 5.2. Illocutionary acts and the resolution of disputes 5.3. The role of speech acts at different stages in the discussion 5.4. The role of usage declaratives 5.5. The interpretation of speech acts Chapter 6. Unexpressed premisses in rational discussions 6.1. Unexpressed premisses and the co-operative principle 6.2. Shortcomings in current theoretical approaches 6.2.1. The Standard Logical Approach 6.2.2. The Presuppositional Approach 6.3. Unexpressed premisses as conversational implicatures 6.4. The conditions for explicitized unexpressed premisses 6.5. The explicitization of unexpressed premisses Chapter 7. A code of conduct for rational discussants 7.1. A general rule for speech acts in rational discussions 7.2. Rules for the confrontation stage 7.3. Rules for the opening stage 7.4. Rules for the argumentation stage 7.5. Rule for the concluding stage Chapter 8. Fallacies and the code of conduct for rational discussants 8.1. The treatment of fallacies in the practical literature 8.2. Unexpressed premisses and the analysis of fallacies 8.3. Various sorts of violation of the code of conduct 8.4. The code of conduct and the analysis of fallacies 8.5. Analyses of some fallacies by way of example Notes Bibliography Index of Names Index of Subjects

This textbook is an accessible introduction to both English phonology and phonology in general. It analyzes some central phenomena of the sound system of two standard varieties of English, Southern British English and General American. The framework adopted is Cognitive Linguistics and Construction Grammar, and this entails in particular that all the elements of the sound system are tightly interwoven with the meaningful units: morphemes, words, phrases and sentences. The book contains chapters on articulatory phonetics, sounds and meaning, alternation patterns, word stress and intonation. Each chapter ends with an invitation to analyze English and other languages with the tools of Cognitive Linguistics.

The book is designed for students as well as teachers of English and linguistics, and while the target readership should already have a background in linguistics, a beginner in phonology will find all the basic concepts clearly defined.

Speech Acts In Argumentative Discussions: A Theoretical Model For The Analysis Of Discussions Directed Towards Solving Conflicts Of Opinion (Studies ... In Pragmatics And Discourse Analysis (Pda))