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* There are sentences where I am not describing what I am doing, nor stating that I am doing it, but simply doing something. These kinds of utterances are neither true nor false. | |||
* I propose to call it a performative sentence or utterance or simply a "performative" | |||
* Many performatives are contractual ("I bet") or declaratory ("I declare war") utterances. | |||
=== Lecture II === | === Lecture II === | ||
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Lecture I
- There are sentences where I am not describing what I am doing, nor stating that I am doing it, but simply doing something. These kinds of utterances are neither true nor false.
- I propose to call it a performative sentence or utterance or simply a "performative"
- Many performatives are contractual ("I bet") or declaratory ("I declare war") utterances.