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arabera Yei Chen 9 years ago

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Deeper Meaning of Words/Actions

The concept of speech acts delves into the idea that words can serve as actions, encompassing apologies, orders, promises, and more. The distinction between performatives and constatives is crucial; performatives are utterances that perform an action, while constatives are statements that can be evaluated based on their truthfulness.

Deeper Meaning of Words/Actions

When words are actions

Sentencing

Christening

Marrying

Warning

Apologising

Ordering

Promising

Does

Is

J. L. Austin

Deeper Meaning of Words/Actions

Speech Acts

Performatives
Sentences that denote or inspire an action
Constatives
Describe sentences that are true of false

Irony

Situational Irony
What happened is the exact opposite of what is expected

Situation B (Reality)

Situation A (Expectation)

Verbal Irony
Speaker says opposite of what he/she means

Attitude

Speaker is pointed and mean (targeting someone or something)

Sarcasm

Tone of Voice