Speech act theory (A textual study in the light of the Noble Qur’an)

Abstract

This research deals with the most important theory in pragmatic linguistics, which is the theory of speech acts. Its definition, origin and development, and the most important differences between its founders, John Austin and John Searle. With clarification of the most important actions of this theory, its types, and its applied models in the space of various Qur’anic texts, and specifying its semantic and pragmatic implications and interpretations. Based on the books of interpretation and an explanation of the reasons for the revelation, through the study of some Quranic discourse and its reading in the light of this modern linguistic trend in analysis and interpretation. Based on Searle's trends and conventions and following his analytical approach in this field due to the novelty of his propositions and their launch from the precise and advanced cognitive foundations of Austen's visions, and for her fame in the deliberative field. The research concluded that the theory of speech acts is the founding theory of deliberative linguistics, and it was established as a result of the dispute over the linguistic sentence (creation and news), and the extent to which it represents thought. He also concluded that John Austin is the first founder of the theory of speech acts, while Searle is considered the most scholarly explanation of its dimensions, a detailed explanation of its totality, and a link to it with other sciences. Finally, he concluded that the verbal acts found a great echo in the Qur’anic space in their direct and indirect directions. Because the Qur’an represents the communicative and interactive reality between individuals at all times and places. Keywords: speech acts, pragmatics, Austin, Searle.