Language is much more than a simple code for exchanging information. It isfirst and foremost used to interact with one another through the performanceof actions such as warning about a state of affairs ( Your train isleaving in five minutes ), asking a question ( When doesyour train leave? ), wishing someone good luck ( Have anice trip! ), telling someone what to do ( Show me yourtrain ticket ). These actions, which are accomplished by meansof written or spoken utterances, are called ‘speech acts’(SAs), following the tradition in linguistic pragmatics and the philosophyof language.
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