美国总统就职演说辞的言外之力——以克林顿总统就职演说为例

指出美国总统借助于就职演说宣布自己的施政纲领，劝说公众接受并支持这个纲领，具有明显的意图性；奥斯汀和塞尔的言语行为理论阐释了人们如何运用语言表达言外之力，从而在表达语义的同时实现某一意图和目的，这从理论上说明了美国总统就职演说辞的言外之力；成功的就职演说要运用多种语言方法，如衔接手段、修辞格等挖掘语篇的言外之力，以保证演说意图的实现。

The Illocutionary Force of American Presidential Inaugural Speech——A Case Study of President Clinton's Inaugural Speech

American Presidents declare their governing policies through inaugural speeches which aim to obtain the acceptance and Support from the public, bearing obvious intentionality. Austin ＆ Searle＇s speech act theory gives a detailed statement of how the speaker expresses illocutionary force with language, that is, how he realizes his intention of Speaking by making an utterance. This explains the illocutionary force of American presidential inaugural speech. To ensure the realization of its intention, a successful inaugural speech should apply various linguistic means such as cohesive device, figures of speech etc.