performative utterance
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by British philosopher J. L. Austin (1911–1960).
Noun edit
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performative utterance (plural performative utterances)
- (philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.
Translations edit
An expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something
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References edit
- "performative utterance" in FOLDOP - Free On-Line Dictionary Of Philosophy.
- "performative utterance" in A Dictionary of Philosophical Terms and Names © 1997-2002 Garth Kemerling.
Further reading edit
- performative utterance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia