Module #1 Introduction to Speech Acts Overview of speech acts, their importance in linguistics, and the course objectives
Module #2 Austins Speech Act Theory J.L. Austins seminal work on speech acts, including locutionary, illocutionary, and perlocutionary acts
Module #3 Searles Speech Act Theory John Searles development of Austins ideas, including the concept of speech act hierarchies
Module #4 Types of Speech Acts Classification of speech acts into categories such as directives, commissives, expressives, and declaratives
Module #5 Speech Acts and Context The role of context in determining the meaning and felicity of speech acts
Module #6 Locutionary Acts The linguistic properties of locutionary acts, including syntax, semantics, and phonology
Module #7 Illocutionary Acts The illocutionary force of speech acts, including the role of speaker intention and audience interpretation
Module #8 Perlocutionary Acts The effects of speech acts on the audience, including persuasion, convincing, and commitment
Module #9 Indirect Speech Acts The role of implicature and inference in speech acts, including indirect requests and questions
Module #10 Pragmatics and Implicature The relationship between pragmatics and implicature, including Grices maxims and cooperative principle
Module #11 Presupposition and Speech Acts The role of presupposition in speech acts, including the distinction between semantic and pragmatic presupposition
Module #12 Speech Acts and Power Dynamics The relationship between speech acts and power dynamics, including issues of dominance and subordination
Module #13 Speech Acts and Politeness The role of politeness in speech acts, including strategies for avoiding face-threatening acts
Module #14 Speech Acts and Identity The relationship between speech acts and identity, including issues of ethnicity, gender, and class
Module #15 Speech Acts and Interaction The role of speech acts in interaction, including turn-taking, sequencing, and repair
Module #16 Speech Acts and Discourse Analysis The application of speech act theory to discourse analysis, including the study of conversation, narratives, and texts
Module #17 Speech Acts and Computational Pragmatics The application of speech act theory to computational pragmatics, including natural language processing and human-computer interaction
Module #18 Speech Acts and Language Teaching The relevance of speech act theory to language teaching, including the development of pragmatic competence
Module #19 Speech Acts and Communication Disorders The application of speech act theory to the study of communication disorders, including aphasia and autism
Module #20 Speech Acts and Forensic Linguistics The application of speech act theory to forensic linguistics, including the analysis of courtroom testimony and police interrogation
Module #21 Speech Acts and Cross-Cultural Communication The role of speech acts in cross-cultural communication, including issues of cultural differences and misunderstandings
Module #22 Speech Acts and Multimodal Communication The application of speech act theory to multimodal communication, including the integration of speech, gesture, and prosody
Module #23 Speech Acts and Emotions The relationship between speech acts and emotions, including the expression of emotions and emotional intelligence
Module #24 Speech Acts and Humor The role of speech acts in humor, including the use of irony, sarcasm, and indirectness
Module #25 Speech Acts and Persuasion The application of speech act theory to persuasion, including the use of rhetorical devices and persuasive strategies
Module #26 Speech Acts and Conflict The role of speech acts in conflict, including the use of aggressive language and conflict resolution strategies
Module #27 Speech Acts and Intercultural Communication The application of speech act theory to intercultural communication, including issues of cultural identity and cultural differences
Module #28 Speech Acts and Critical Discourse Analysis The application of speech act theory to critical discourse analysis, including the study of power and ideology in language
Module #29 Speech Acts and Embodied Cognition The relationship between speech acts and embodied cognition, including the role of gesture, posture, and prosody
Module #30 Course Wrap-Up & Conclusion Planning next steps in Speech Acts and Pragmatics career
