Speech act theory was originated with the British philosopher __

Speech act theory was originated with the British philosopher ______ in the late 50's of the 20th century.
A、John Austin
B、John Searle
C、John Firth
D、Paul Grice
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：言语行为理论它起源于20世纪50年代末的英国哲学家约翰·奥斯汀。它是对语言交际本质的一种哲学解释。它旨在回答这样一个问题:“当我们使用语言时，我们在做什么?”