TYPES OF SPEECH ACTS IN DIPLOMATIC DISCOURSE
This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the types of speech acts employed in diplomatic discourse within the framework of
contemporary pragmalinguistics and speech act theory. The primary objective of the study is to identify the linguopragmatic characteristics
of illocutionary acts performed in diplomatic communication, to determine their communicative purposes and functional roles, and to
explain their significance in establishing and maintaining diplomatic relations from a scientific perspective. The paper examines the
development of speech act theory, with particular emphasis on the concepts proposed by J. L. Austin and J. R. Searle and their application
to diplomatic discourse. It further analyzes the pragmatic features of representative, directive, commissive, expressive, and declarative
speech acts found in diplomatic statements, official addresses, declarations, negotiation texts, and international legal documents. The
research employs speech act analysis, discourse analysis, a linguopragmatic approach, comparative-descriptive methodology, and
contextual analysis
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