言语行为(speech act,речевойакт)体现的是一种从全新角度观察语言意义的观念。作为语用学研究的中心和重点,在该理论的产生及发展过程中,英国哲学家奥斯汀以及美国哲学家塞尔作出了重大贡献。本文主要是对言语行为理论产生的背景,以及奥斯汀及塞尔的言语行为理论进行浅显的介绍和评述。 Speech act (речевой акт) reflects a concept of observing linguistic meaning from a completely new perspective. As the center and focus of the study of pragmatics, Austin, the British philosopher and the American philosopher Searle have made great contributions in the generation and development of this theory. This article mainly introduces the background of speech act theory and the brief introduction and review of the speech act theory of Austin and Searle.