Studies of Argumentation in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (PDA) This series of books on argumentation contains reports of original research on this topic as well as monographs on related topics Contributions from linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive psychologists and researchers in speech communication to the fields of pragmatics and di scourse analysis are brought together in order to promote interdisciplinary and international research on argumentation in natural
Studies of Argumentation in Pragmatics and Discourse Analysis (PDA) This series of books on argumentation contains reports of srcinal research on this topic as well as monographs on related topics Contributions from linguists, philosophers, logicians, cognitive psychologists and researchers in speech communication to the fields of pragmatics and discourse analysis are brought together in order to promote interdisciplinary and international research on argumentation in natural language Editors Fan van emeen Rob Gooeno Uney of Ameam Depamen of Speech Communaon S�echActs in Argumentative Discussions A Thortca Mod for th Anay of Dcuon Drctd toward Sovn Confct of pnon Frans H van Eemeren Rob Grootendorst 9 FORIS PUBLICATIONS Dordrecht-Holland/CnnaminsonUSA Pbh b Feris Pubications Holand PO Box509 3300 AM Dordrcht, Th Nthrands S b h S Foris Pubications USA PO Bo C-50 Cinnaminson NJ 08077 USA CIPgegeen Eeeren Frans H an Seeh ats in arguentatie disussions: a theoretia ode or the anaysis of disussions direted toards soing onits of oinion Frans H an Eeeren Rob Grootendorst; [trans fro the Duth] -Dordreht [et]: Fris Pubiations -Pragatis and disourse anaysis Trans o: Reges oor redeijke disussies een bidrage tot de theoretishe anayse an arguentatie ter oossing an geshien -Dordreht [et] Fris Pubiations 982 Aso ub! as thesis sterda 982 SN 906765088 oth SSO 8059 C 80:62 Subet heading: arguentation; theoretia anaysis ISBN 90 6765 018 8 © 983 oris PublicationsDordrcht No part of this publication may b rproducd or transmittd in any form or by any mans lctronic or mchanical including photocopy rcording or any information storag and rtrival systm, without prmission from th copyright owr Prnt d in th Nthrlands by CG Printing Dordrcht Contents Chaptr 1 12 13 14 15 Chaptr 21 22 23 24 25 Chaptr 3 31 32 33 34 35 Chaptr 4 41 42 43 Chap 51 52 53 The resouton of dsputes about exsed opnons The ams of ths bk Externazaton of a r uentato Functonazaton of argu eon Socazaton of argumentaton Daectfcaton of argumentaton Argumentaton as an cutonary act compex The basc theory of speech acts Comuncatve and nteractona aspects of anguag Characterzaton of the speech act of argumentaton Ponts of agreement and dsagreement th reated ves The ocutonary act compex of argumentaton Argumentaton and the perocutonary act of convncng The perocutonary act of convncng The reaton beteen ocutons and perocutons Varous knds of usage conventons The conventonaty of the ocutonary perocuton of convncng Externazaton of te perocutonary eect of convncng Argumentaton n dscussons about expressed opnons Probems of anaysng agumentatve dscussons Smpe snge dscussons 421 Standard types of dsputes and argumentatve dscussons 422 The resouton of smpe snge dsputes The structure of smpe snge dscusons 431 The stages of the dscusson 432 The structure of the argumentaton The dstrbuton of speech acts n ratona dscussons Epressed opnons argumentaton and assertves ocutonary acts and the resouton of dsputes The roe of speech acts at dferent stages n the dscusson 1 4 7 9 15 19 19 23 29 35 39 47 47 51 58 63 69 75 75 78 78 81 85 85 87 95 95 98 104