An,analysis,of,Speech,Act,Theory,in,Horton,Hears,a,Who

　　Abstract：In this thesis， the writer tries to analyze the conversational implicature in Horton Hears a Who through the perspective of Pragmatics-- the Speech Act Theory （SAT）.In terms of the theory of SAT， this paper first qualitatively introduces the SAT and then analyzes the contents in detail. This theory serves as the theoretical framework to facilitate the conversational analysis. Then， the writer selects some typical examples from Horton Hears a Who and analyzes them through the theory of SAT. From this way， the readers can better understand what the people want to say and it clarifies the validity of taking pragmatic theory into visual text analysis.
　　Key Words： Pragmatics Speech act theory Horton Hears a Who Conversational Implicature
　　Chapter 1 Introduction
　　Speech Act Theory （SAT for short） is originated with J.L.Austin. In 1962， the lectures he gave at Harvard were published posthumously under the title of “How to Do Things with Words”.
　　HORTON HEARS A WHO is a very interesting and touching movie. Through the study of Speech Act Theory in HORTON HEARS A WHO， we can learn more about the impact of language.
　　1.1 Introduction to HORTON HEARS A WHO
　　HORTON HEARS A WHO， screened in 2008. It talks about an eternal topic of freedom and equality as well as the true， the good and the beautiful in the world by way of a comedic animation.
　　1.2 Research Methodology
　　All the examples in the case analysis are selected from the conversation of HORTON HEARS A WHO
　　This thesis proposes to conduct a qualitative case analysis from the approach of pragmatics. With some of the conversations from HORTON HEARS A WHO as the basis and the SAT as the guideline， this thesis is chiefly concerned with both the observing and non-observance of the SAT maxims.
　　Chapter 2 Literature Review
　　After J.L. Austin put forward the SAT many scholars have continued to study this principle. John Searle has put a new taxonomy of speech acts， his new set of felicity conditions， and his theory of indirect speech acts. In addition， speech acts in their extended forms will be considered on the basis of A. Ferrara’s research.
　　2.1 Definition of Speech Act Theory
　　SAT is one of the Pragmatic theories. In the early stages of J. L. Austin’s philosophy of language，this term denotes utterances that describe or depict facts or states of affairs and so may be either true or false.In the latter half of his lectures， he virtually abandoned his performative-constative distinction， concluding that conservatives also have a performative aspect and， as such， should be considered as illocutionary acts.

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