Auramäki Esa
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Auramäki Esa has a total of 1 co-authors. Here are the top co-authors by number of shared publications:
- Kalle Lyytinen
University of Jyväskylä, Department of Computer Science & Information Systems, FIN‐40 351 Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Open Access
- 1 January 1996
- Published by BCS Learning & Development Ltd in Electronic Workshops in Computing
Notes on the Success of Speech Acts and Negotiating Commitments
Technologies that support communication and models used in the development of communications need good underlying theories. One theory suggested as a base for design is speech act theory. Both communication support tools and modelling notations informed by speech act theory have been proposed. Speech act theory forms no unified, single theory, but actually houses several variants for dealing with semantics, pragmatics, and social context of communications. They all have one common feature: they assume that language is not merely a means of describing but also a means for doing things. In this paper we present an overview of speech act theories and their uses in information systems research. Our focus is on examining success of speech acts and commitment negotiations. We suggest a new model of commitment making that combines different speech act theories and their criticisms. It can be used in developing more adequate models of information systems and in highlighting requirements for flexible coordination support tools. The creation of shared understanding and agreement as well as the representation of context are emphasised.
- 1 January 1996
- Published by BCS Learning & Development Ltd in Electronic Workshops in Computing
Open AccessNotes on the Success of Speech Acts and Negotiating Commitments
Technologies that support communication and models used in the development of communications need good underlying theories. One theory suggested as a base for design is speech act theory. Both communication support tools and modelling notations informed by speech act theory have been proposed. Speech act theory forms no unified, single theory, but actually houses several variants for dealing with semantics, pragmatics, and social context of communications. They all have one common feature: they assume that language is not merely a means of describing but also a means for doing things. In this paper we present an overview of speech act theories and their uses in information systems research. Our focus is on examining success of speech acts and commitment negotiations. We suggest a new model of commitment making that combines different speech act theories and their criticisms. It can be used in developing more adequate models of information systems and in highlighting requirements for flexible coordination support tools. The creation of shared understanding and agreement as well as the representation of context are emphasised.