Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others
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Texto Completo: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/delta/article/view/32183 |
Resumo: | The article places the person of Professor Kanavillil Rajagopalan within the context of his many years of research and teaching at various universities in Brazil. It is argued that his efforts to advocate a new approach to linguistics, based on the notion of ‘speech acts’, was not always well received by the practicing linguists of his day and age. Moreover, while researching the foundations of speech act theory from its inceptions, it became clear to Rajan that the doxa of ‘Searle merely codifying and cleaning up Austin’s somewhat unruly legacy’ does not hold. The common opinion represented by this view does injustice, both to Searle as an independent thinker and to Austin as an original philosopher in his own right, who not just speaks through a Searlean mouthpiece. In particular, people have not paid attention to an essential element of the Austinian oeuvre: his persistent distancing himself from all iron-clad and rigid theorizing; in addition, Austin’s humor played always a big role in his presentations, both orally and in writing. Rajan thus creates a more nuanced picture, both of the theory itself and of its two great protagonists, Austin and Searle. |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and othersO manto de Austin ou quem (não) tem medo de John L. Austin? Sobre os 50 anos da teoria dos atos de fala e como Rajan salva Austin de si mesmo e de outrosSpeech Acts TheoryJohn L. AustinKanavillil RajagopalanTeoria dos atos de falaJohn L. AustinKanavillil RajagopalanThe article places the person of Professor Kanavillil Rajagopalan within the context of his many years of research and teaching at various universities in Brazil. It is argued that his efforts to advocate a new approach to linguistics, based on the notion of ‘speech acts’, was not always well received by the practicing linguists of his day and age. Moreover, while researching the foundations of speech act theory from its inceptions, it became clear to Rajan that the doxa of ‘Searle merely codifying and cleaning up Austin’s somewhat unruly legacy’ does not hold. The common opinion represented by this view does injustice, both to Searle as an independent thinker and to Austin as an original philosopher in his own right, who not just speaks through a Searlean mouthpiece. In particular, people have not paid attention to an essential element of the Austinian oeuvre: his persistent distancing himself from all iron-clad and rigid theorizing; in addition, Austin’s humor played always a big role in his presentations, both orally and in writing. Rajan thus creates a more nuanced picture, both of the theory itself and of its two great protagonists, Austin and Searle.O artigo coloca a pessoa do professor Kanavillil Rajagopalan dentro do contexto de seus muitos anos de pesquisa e ensino em várias universidades do Brasil. Argumenta-se que os seus esforços para defender uma nova abordagem para a linguística, com base na noção de “atos de fala”, não foram sempre bem recebidos pelos praticantes da linguística de sua época e idade. Além disso, pesquisando os fundamentos da teoria dos atos de fala desde seu início, tornou-se claro para Rajan que a doxa de ‘Searle apenas codifi cando e limpando o legado um pouco desarrumado de Austin’ não se sustenta. A opinião comum representada por esse ponto de vista é uma injustiça, tanto para Searle como um pensador independente, quanto para Austin como um fi lósofo original em seu próprio direito, que não só fala através de uma boca searliana. Em particular, as pessoas não prestaram atenção a um elemento essencial da obra de Austin: sua persistência em distanciar-se de toda teorização ferrenha e rígida. Ao contrário, o humor de Austin desempenhou sempre um papel importante em suas apresentações, tanto oralmente quanto por escrito. Rajan, assim, cria uma imagem mais diferenciada, tanto da própria teoria como de seus dois grandes protagonistas, Austin e Searle.Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São paulo2017-02-01info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/delta/article/view/32183DELTA: Documentação e Estudos em Linguística Teórica e Aplicada; v. 32 n. 3 (2016)1678-460X0102-4450reponame:DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicadainstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)instacron:PUC_SPenghttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/delta/article/view/32183/22242Copyright (c) 2017 DELTA: Documentação e Estudos em Linguística Teórica e Aplicada. ISSN 1678-460Xinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessMey, Jacob L.2017-03-22T10:37:14Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/32183Revistahttps://revistas.pucsp.br/deltaPRIhttps://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/delta/oai||delta@pucsp.br1678-460X1678-460Xopendoar:2017-03-22T10:37:14DELTA: Documentação de Estudos em Lingüística Teórica e Aplicada - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)false |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others O manto de Austin ou quem (não) tem medo de John L. Austin? Sobre os 50 anos da teoria dos atos de fala e como Rajan salva Austin de si mesmo e de outros |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others Mey, Jacob L. Speech Acts Theory John L. Austin Kanavillil Rajagopalan Teoria dos atos de fala John L. Austin Kanavillil Rajagopalan |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others |
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Austin’s mantle, or who’s (not) afraid of John L. Austin? On 50 years of speech act theory, and how Rajan saves J.L. Austin from himself and others |
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Mey, Jacob L. |
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Speech Acts Theory John L. Austin Kanavillil Rajagopalan Teoria dos atos de fala John L. Austin Kanavillil Rajagopalan |
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Speech Acts Theory John L. Austin Kanavillil Rajagopalan Teoria dos atos de fala John L. Austin Kanavillil Rajagopalan |
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The article places the person of Professor Kanavillil Rajagopalan within the context of his many years of research and teaching at various universities in Brazil. It is argued that his efforts to advocate a new approach to linguistics, based on the notion of ‘speech acts’, was not always well received by the practicing linguists of his day and age. Moreover, while researching the foundations of speech act theory from its inceptions, it became clear to Rajan that the doxa of ‘Searle merely codifying and cleaning up Austin’s somewhat unruly legacy’ does not hold. The common opinion represented by this view does injustice, both to Searle as an independent thinker and to Austin as an original philosopher in his own right, who not just speaks through a Searlean mouthpiece. In particular, people have not paid attention to an essential element of the Austinian oeuvre: his persistent distancing himself from all iron-clad and rigid theorizing; in addition, Austin’s humor played always a big role in his presentations, both orally and in writing. Rajan thus creates a more nuanced picture, both of the theory itself and of its two great protagonists, Austin and Searle. |
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