A formal computational semantics and pragmatics of speech acts
Published 1 January 1988Open access
Eric Werner
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A theory of force is given that allows for a semantically and pragmaticaly motivated taxonomy of speech acts and the relevance of the communication theory to complex distribution artificial intellince, DAI, systems is described.
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This paper outlines a formal computational semantics and pragmatics of the major speech act types. A theory of force is given that allows us to give a semantically and pragmaticaly motivated taxonomy of speech acts. The relevance of the communication theory to complex distribution artificial intellince, DAI, systems is described.
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