The three collected volumes of this study of language and linguistic action present the first compendium of the foundations of a functional-pragmatic theory of language, and using exemplars of linguistic analysis give an insight into the approaches and methods which are possible working on the basis of the theory. Volume 1 takes critical issue with the main lines of the construction of linguistic theory to develop the profile of a functional-pragmatic approach, Volume 2 examines the use of linguistic procedures in language action, and Volume 3 concentrates on the analysis of discourses in various action fields such as education, business or religion.