<b>Speech act classification</b> : A study in the lexical analysis of English speech activity verbs. By Thomas Ballmer and Waltraud Brennenstuhl. (Springer series in language and communication, 8.) Berlin: Springer, 1981. Pp. x, 274.

Abstract

I Classification.- 1 Introduction.- 2 Lexical Analysis: A New Approach.- 3 Author's Motivation for a Speech Act Classification.- 4 Description and Explanation of the Method.- 5 Survey of the Resulting Speech Act Classification.- 6 Prospects and Limitations.- 7 References.- II Lexicon Sections.- Directions for Using Lexicon Section I.- 8 Lexicon Section I Semantic Classification of Speech Act Verbs.- Directions for Using Lexicon Section II.- 9 Lexicon Section II Alphabetic Index of Speech Act Verbs.