Analysis of A Dream of Red Mansions Character Dialogue based on Speech Act Theory

Abstract

Based on the speech act theory of J·L·Austin and J·R ·Searle, this paper takes some dialogues in Luo Guanzhong’s A Dream of Red Mansions as the research object, and analyzes the dialogues of the characters in the novel from the two dimensions of direct speech act and introduction speech act, so as to understand the implied meaning of the characters in the novel, the connotation and value of the work more deeply, which is helpful for readers to better understand the plot and character characteristics of A Dream of Red Mansions.