David Holdcroft

Biographic Data

ID498667
NAMEDavid Holdcroft
GIVEN NAMESDavid
FAMILY NAMEHoldcroft
SIGNATUREHOLDCROFT D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Warwick
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS14
TOTAL CITATIONS10
AUTHOR COUNT14
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1969
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR1993
H-INDEX2

  • Saussure: Signs, System, and Arbitrariness

    David HoldcroftREVIEWLanguage1993

    The Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) has exerted a profound influence not only on twentieth century linguistics but on a whole range of disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. His central thesis was that the primary object in studying a language is the state of that language at a particular time – a so-called synchronic study. He went on to claim that a language state is a socially constituted system of signs that a…

  • Saussure: Signs, System and Arbitrariness

    Open AccessDavid HoldcroftBOOKSaussure1991

    The Swiss linguist Ferdinand de Saussure (1857-1913) has exerted a profound influence not only on twentieth century linguistics but on a whole range of disciplines within the humanities and social sciences. His central thesis was that the primary object in studying a language is the state of that language at a particular time – a so-called synchronic study. He went on to claim that a language state is a socially constituted system of signs that a…

  • Saussure: Signs, System, and Arbitrariness

    David HoldcroftBOOKSaussure1991

  • J. L. Austin

    David Holdcroft, G J WarnockARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1990

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access J. L. Austin. By G.J. Warnock. (London and New York: Routledge, 1989. Pp. 165. Price £30.) David Holdcroft David Holdcroft University of Leeds Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 40, Issue 161, October 1990, Pages 522–524, https://doi.org/10.2307/2220117 Published: 01 October 1990

  • Irony as a Trope, and Irony as Discourse

    David HoldcroftARTICLEPoetics Today1983Cited by: 6

  • Words and Deeds

    Brian Loar, David HoldcroftARTICLEThe Philosophical Review1982

  • Papers on Logic and Language

    Roger Scruton, David HoldcroftARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1980

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Papers on Logic and Language. Edited by David Holdcroft. ( University of Warwick. 1977. Pp. 172. Price £1.50, paper.) Roger Scruton Roger Scruton Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 30, Issue 119, April 1980, Pages 161–163, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219287 Published: 01 April 1980

  • Assertive acts, context, and evidence

    Open AccessDavid HoldcroftARTICLEJournal of Pragmatics1979Cited by: 1

  • Words and Deeds: Problems in the Theory of Speech Acts

    Owen Thomas, David HoldcroftARTICLELanguage1979

  • Words and Deeds. Problems in the Theory of Speech Acts

    Graham Bird, David HoldcroftARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1979

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Words and Deeds. Problems in the Theory of Speech Acts. By David Holdcroft. (Oxford U.P. 1978. Pp. xi+178. Price £7.50.) Graham Bird Graham Bird Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 29, Issue 116, July 1979, Pages 272–275, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218831 Published: 01 July 1979

  • Speech Acts and Conversation--I

    David HoldcroftARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1979Cited by: 3

    Journal Article Speech Acts and Convebsation—I Get access David Holdcroft David Holdcroft University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 29, Issue 115, April 1979, Pages 125–141, https://doi.org/10.2307/2219485 Published: 01 April 1979

  • Saying and Understanding: A Generative Theory of Illocutions

    David Holdcroft, Charles TravisARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1977

    Journal Article Book Reviews Get access Saying and Understanding: A Generative Theory of Illocutions. By Charles Travis. (Oxford: Basil Blackwell. 1975. Pp. x + 182. Price £5.00) David Holdcroft David Holdcroft Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 27, Issue 106, January 1977, Pages 82–84, https://doi.org/10.2307/2218938 Published: 01 January 1977

  • Asserting and Referring

    David HoldcroftARTICLEThe Philosophical Quarterly1969

    Journal Article Asserting and Referring Get access David Holdcroft David Holdcroft University of Warwick Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Philosophical Quarterly, Volume 19, Issue 75, April 1969, Pages 111–122, https://doi.org/10.2307/2217680 Published: 01 April 1969

  • A Plea for Excuses

    Open AccessDavid HoldcroftARTICLEPhilosophy1969

    In 'A Plea For Excuses' Austin observes that there are many situations in which a person accused of doing an action A wishes to protest that it is not altogether accurate or fair to say that he did A. The person may wish to excuse himself from an accusation of doing A on the grounds that what happened was inadvertent, or the result of an accident, or done by mistake etc. etc. Moreover if he really has an excuse, then it will no longer be possible…