Speech Act Theory in Economic Discourse

Authors

  • Tursunmuradova Aziza Saidvaliyevna English teacher at academic lyceum under Tashkent State University of law, Uzbekistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37547/philological-crjps-06-07-02

Keywords:

Illocutionary act, locutionary act, perlocutionary act

Abstract

This article will discuss the origin of speech act theory and its categorization according to several researchers’ views. The application of speech act theory in economical discourse will be analyzed and illustrated with the table of authentic samples. The article will try to emphasize the role of speech act theory to study pragmatic features of economic discourse.

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Published

2025-07-13

How to Cite

Tursunmuradova Aziza Saidvaliyevna. (2025). Speech Act Theory in Economic Discourse. Current Research Journal of Philological Sciences, 6(07), 6–10. https://doi.org/10.37547/philological-crjps-06-07-02