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