Speech Act Theory
화행 이론
A foundational philosophy of language and pragmatics framework asserting that utterances do not merely describe states of affairs, but actively perform actions and produce social realities.
| Field | Linguistics · Law |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Micro · Individual |
| Paradigm | Pragmatism Symbolic Interactionism |
| Key figures | 👤 J. L. Austin (J. L. 오스틴) 👤 John Searle (존 설) |
| Year | 1962 |
Key Claims
J. L. Austin and John Searle overturned the descriptivist fallacy by showing that language is fundamentally action-oriented (‘how to do things with words’). Utterances carry illocutionary forces that create social commitments, institutional facts, and legally binding realities.
Further Reading
- Austin, J. L. (1962). How to Do Things with Words. Oxford University Press.
- Searle, J. R. (1969). Speech Acts: An Essay in the Philosophy of Language. Cambridge University Press.
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