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- Arrested Development & Philosophy
it something that J L Austin this philosopher of language called performative speech.
- Definition summary
- (philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.
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How to pronounce performative utterance
Arrested Development & Philosophy

it something that J L Austin this philosopher of language called performative speech.
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Meaning
- [Noun]
- (philosophy, linguistics) A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something.
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