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Record 1 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
CONT

[J. L. Austin] described "performative" utterances, such as "I promise" which, apparently a statement, is in fact an act or performance, and an example of an utterance having "illocutionary" force.

French

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  • Sémantique
CONT

A la suite de J. L. Austin, on qualifie d'illocutionnaire (ou illocutoire) tout acte de parole réalisant ou tendant à réaliser l'action dénommée: par exemple, la phrase "Je promets de ne plus recommencer" réalise en même temps l'acte de "promettre". On distingue notamment, parmi les verbes illocutionnaires, les verbes performatifs ("ordonner") et les verbes d'attitude ("jurer").

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