语力概念与意义表征

语力的概念可溯源至弗雷格,而对语力论的系统研究则发端于奥斯汀言语行为论的创立.语力概念的创立,填补了语言哲学中的一项空白,但围绕语力与意义的关系问题,塞尔等言语行为论的继承者并未因袭奥斯汀的观点.不过,与其把语力与意义这两个概念对立起来,毋宁将语力视为交际语用意义的组成部分,并作为意义的重要维度加以研究,从而通过对其性质及构成要素等的分析探察,进一步丰富语言哲学对于意义概念的理论表征.

The Concept of Illocutionary Force and the Exposition of Meaning

The concept of force can be traced to Frege whereas the systematic study of the illocutionary force theory originated in Austin's initiation of the speech act theory. The formulation of this theory is believed to have filled up a blank in the philosophy of language. But Searle and Austin's other followers do not accept his viewpoint on the relationship of force with meaning. Instead of drawing a sharp contrast between the two concepts, however, it would be more advisable to regard illocutionary force as a constituent of communicative meaning in use, investigated as an important dimension of meaning complex, so as to further enrich the theoretical representation of meaning by virtue of exploring and analyzing the nature and components of illocutionary force.