IntroductionAustins Speech Act TheorySearles Indirect Speech Act Theory -Classification of Indirect Speech ActsIts Relations with Other Pragmatic Theories Introduction The theory of indirect speech acts was put forward by the American philosopher of language John Searle.It originated from Austins theory,but made some revisions.One of Searles contributions lies in his understanding of the importance of speech acts.He regards a speech act as a basic unit in social communication,yet not a word or a
