Saying 'Thank You' and Meaning It.
Searle held that 'thank you' is an expressive illocutionary act that expresses the gratitude of the speaker. Although this view has been very influential, I argue that it must be rejected because it has counterintuitive implications about when a speaker is being insincere and when she is not. A more...
| Published in: | Australasian Journal of Philosophy Vol. 98; no. 4; pp. 718 - 732 |
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