Speech Acts in Dialogue Management

Abstract:
In general there are certain aspects that need to be defined in order for speech acts to be used in dialogue management. Most importantly, the locutionary and perlocutionary force of utterances are always interpreted and achieved in a particular context.

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Important Aspects
In general there are certain aspects that need to be defined in order for speech acts to be used in dialogue management.

Context and Dialogue Management
The locutionary and perlocutionary force of utterances are always interpreted and achieved in a particular context.

More Context
Searle's great contribution to speech acts was his attempt to define formally the conditions under which different kinds of illocutionary acts are performed.