Speech Acts
PHIL 247S
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
An investigation into both classical and contemporary debates about speech acts; topics include the definition of speech acts, the difference between speech acts and signaling, the nature of linguistic humor, and the relationship between speech acts and discourse structure. The course is co-taught by Mark Richard and Sam Berstler (MIT).
Class Notes
Please note that this course will take place on the MIT campus on Wednesdays 12:45 to 2:45pm - building and room to be announced. Attendees should allow additional time for travel in their schedules.
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Philosophy
Course Component
Seminar
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Arts and Humanities
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
