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Which kinds of utterances count as directive speech acts in John Searleās taxonomy?
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John Searle
American philosopher John Searle, a major contributor to the philosophy of language and the philosophy of mind.
In John Searleās taxonomy of speech acts, directives are utterances intended to get the hearer to do something.12
According to Searle, this category includes, but is not limited to, the following types of speech acts:
- Orders12
- Requests12
- Direction giving12
Directives are one of five primary categories in Searle's classification system, which he developed to provide a more systematic approach to speech acts than that of his predecessor, J.L. Austin.12