Communication as Action
l  Speech act
l Language production viewed as an action
l Speaker, hearer, utterance
l Examples:
l Query: “Have you smelled the wumpus anywhere?”
l Inform: “There’s a breeze here in 3 4.”
l Request: “Please help me carry the gold.” “I could
use some help carrying this.”
l Acknowledge: “OK”
l Promise: “I’ll shoot the wumpus.”