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ERIC Number: EJ285195
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1983
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Speech Act Theory and Business Communication Conventions.
Ewald, Helen Rothschild; Stine, Donna
Journal of Business Communication, v20 n3 p13-25 Sum 1983
Applies speech act theory to business writing to determine why certain letters and memos succeed while others fail. Specifically, shows how speech act theorist H. P. Grice's rules or maxims illuminate the writing process in business communication. (PD)
Descriptors: Business Communication, Business Correspondence, Discourse Analysis, Speech Acts, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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