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Speech Acts and Speech Act Verbs
(5,042 words)

1. Introduction

Suppose that Speaker A says to B:

1. 明天到我家喝酒去。

   Míngtiān    dào  wǒ   jiā        hē       jiǔ         qù.

   tomorrow   to     1sg  house  drink  alcohol  go

   ‘Tomorrow, come to my house to have a drink.’

Given the right circumstances (e.g., Speaker A is sinc…

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Yueguo GU, “Speech Acts and Speech Act Verbs”, in: Encyclopedia of Chinese Language and Linguistics, General Editor Rint Sybesma. Consulted online on 24 March 2023 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/2210-7363_ecll_COM_00000394>
First published online: 2015



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