performative utterance
English
editEtymology
editCoined by British philosopher J. L. Austin (1911–1960).
Noun
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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
editAn 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