11 Feb 2004*
CS 3243 - Optional Lecture - NLP
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Communication as Action
l Speech act
lLanguage production viewed as an action
lSpeaker, hearer, utterance
lExamples:
lQuery: “Have you smelled the wumpus anywhere?”
lInform: “There’s a breeze here in 3 4.”
lRequest: “Please help me carry the gold.” “I could use some help carrying this.”
lAcknowledge: “OK”
lPromise: “I’ll shoot the wumpus.”