Locution, Illocution, and Perlocution

Seminar paper from the year 2013 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3, University of Vechta, course: Pragmatics: Language in Context, language: English, abstract: The following seminar paper deals with John L. Austin¿s ¿How to Do Things with

Words¿ and the established speech act theory in it. First, since Austin is the

originator of the three-part division ¿locution, illocution, and perlocution¿, his life

and lectures will be shortly reflected. Because of the fact that the introduced

perlocution is based on the illocution and locution, I will start analyzing the latter in

order to maintain this stream of logic. Furthermore, problems this approach brings

along will be explained and several everyday-life examples will support the

arguments. In conclusion, the influence of Austin¿s speech act theory will be

evaluated.