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Performative utterance

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In the philosophy of language and speech acts theory, performative utterances are sentences which are not only describing a given reality, but also changing the social reality they are describing. [1]

26 relations: Divorce in Islam, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Felicity conditions, Illocutionary act, Interrogative, J. L. Austin, John Searle, Judith Butler, Nonsense, Performance, Performance art, Performative text, Performative turn, Performative writing, Philosophy of language, Phrase, Positivism, Pragmatics, Same-sex marriage, Sentence (linguistics), Speech act, Truth, Truth value, Utterance, William James, Word.

Divorce in Islam

Divorce in Islam can take a variety of forms, some initiated by the husband and some initiated by the wife.

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Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick

Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (May 2, 1950 – April 12, 2009) was an American academic scholar in the fields of gender studies, queer theory (queer studies), and critical theory.

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Felicity conditions

In J. L. Austin's formulation of speech act theory, a performative utterance is neither true nor false, but can instead be deemed "felicitous" or "infelicitous" according to a set of conditions whose interpretation differs depending on whether the utterance in question is a declaration ("I sentence you to death"), a request ("I ask that you stop doing that") or a warning ("I warn you not to jump off the roof").

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Illocutionary act

The concept of illocutionary acts was introduced into linguistics by the philosopher J. L. Austin in his investigation of the various aspects of speech acts.

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Interrogative

Interrogative is a term used in grammar to refer to features that form questions.

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J. L. Austin

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John Searle

John Rogers Searle (born 31 July 1932) is an American philosopher.

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Judith Butler

Judith Butler FBA (born February 24, 1956) is an American philosopher and gender theorist whose work has influenced political philosophy, ethics and the fields of third-wave feminist, queer and literary theory.

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Nonsense

Nonsense is a communication, via speech, writing, or any other symbolic system, that lacks any coherent meaning.

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Performance

Performance is completion of a task with application of knowledge, skills and abilities.

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Performance art

Performance art is a performance presented to an audience within a fine art context, traditionally interdisciplinary.

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Performative text

In the philosophy of language, the notion of performance conceptualizes what a spoken or written text can bring about in human interactions.

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Performative turn

The performative turn is a paradigmatic shift in the humanities and social sciences that has affected such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, linguistics, ethnography, history and the relatively young discipline of performance studies.

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Performative writing

Performative writing is a form of post-modernist or avant-garde academic writing, often taking as its subject a work of visual art or performance art.

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Philosophy of language

Philosophy of language explores the relationship between language and reality.

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Phrase

In everyday speech, a phrase may be any group of words, often carrying a special idiomatic meaning; in this sense it is roughly synonymous with expression.

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Positivism

Positivism is a philosophical theory stating that certain ("positive") knowledge is based on natural phenomena and their properties and relations.

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Pragmatics

Pragmatics is a subfield of linguistics and semiotics that studies the ways in which context contributes to meaning.

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Same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage (also known as gay marriage) is the marriage of a same-sex couple, entered into in a civil or religious ceremony.

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Sentence (linguistics)

In non-functional linguistics, a sentence is a textual unit consisting of one or more words that are grammatically linked.

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Speech act

A speech act in linguistics and the philosophy of language is an utterance that has performative function in language and communication.

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Truth

Truth is most often used to mean being in accord with fact or reality, or fidelity to an original or standard.

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Truth value

In logic and mathematics, a truth value, sometimes called a logical value, is a value indicating the relation of a proposition to truth.

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Utterance

In spoken language analysis, an utterance is the smallest unit of speech.

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William James

William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States.

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Word

In linguistics, a word is the smallest element that can be uttered in isolation with objective or practical meaning.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Performative_utterance

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