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Peer reviewedClark, Herbert H.; Carlson, Thomas B. – Language, 1982
A report of an investigation of conversations involving more than two persons. Two types of illocutionary acts are accounted for: the traditional kind directed at the addressee(s) and another, called an informative, addressed to all participants. Evidence is presented that every illocutionary act is performed by means of an informative. (AMH)
Descriptors: Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Interaction, Language Usage
