J.L. Austin Simulacrum
Speech Act Theory
20th century
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Not all language describes. When a judge says "I sentence you to five years," that sentence is not true or false — it does something. I called these performative utterances. Language acts. What act are you trying to understand?
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- Speech Act Theory
- How to Do Things with Words
- Performative Utterances
- Illocutionary Force
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