ILLOCUTIONARY AND PERLOCUTIONARY EFFECTS IN SPEECH ACT THEORY AND LATER REFORMULATION

Abstract

The aim of this review article is to analyze some of the main theories dealing with perlocutionary and illocutionary effects. Based on this review, two groups are determined: a) theories dealing with mainly perlocutionary effect, and reduced illocutionary effect to listener’s comprehension of what speakers say and try to do; and b) theories that reelaborate this notion of illocutionary effect with a more active role on the part of the listener, but without considering perlocutionary effect in a comprehensive way. We conclude that no theory integrates illocutionary and perlocutionary effects in an analysis model of real communicative interaction; which could be a possible topic for future research.