Dieter Wunderlich explica de manera diáfana la importancia que tiene la teoría de los actos de habla para el estudio lingüístico:
I regard the notion of ‘speech act’ as one of the most fruitful notions of contemporary linguistic theorizing. It orients our scientific endeavors towards the function of language in human communication. In doing so, it allows for a combination of different methods and fields of linguistic, as well as of philosophical investigation, such as, e. g., the theory of grammar, the theory of meaning and the theory of discourse.
Wunderlich, D. (1980). Methodological Remarks on Speech Act Theory. In J. R. Searle, F. Kiefer, & M. Bierwisch (eds.), Speech Act Theory and Pragmatics (pp. 291–312). Dordrecht: D. Reidel Publishing Company.