They tend to begin with a first person verb in a form we could describe as simple present: I bet, I warn, etc. b. This verb belongs to a special class describing verbal activities for example: promise, warn, sentence, name, bet, pronounce. c. Generally their performative nature can be...
16、ass describing verbal activities for example: promise, warn, sentence, name, bet, pronounce. c. Generally their performative nature can be emphasized by inserting the adverb hereby, as described earlier, thus I hereby sentence you to. Utterances with these characteristics we can call explicit ...
They tend to begin with a first person verb in a form we could describe as simple present: I bet, I warn, etc. b. This verb belongs to a special class describing verbal activitie 16、s for example: promise, warn, sentence, name, bet, pronounce. c. Generally their performative nature ...
a. I promise to take a taxi home. b. I bet you five pounds that he gets breathalysed. c. I declare this meeting open. d. I warn you that legal action will ensue. e. I name this ship The Flying Dutchman. Austin claimed of these sentences that they were in themselves a kind of...
They tend to begin with a first person verb in a form we could describe as simple present: I bet, I warn, etc. 16、b. This verb belongs to a special class describing verbal activities for example: promise, warn, sentence, name, bet, pronounce. c. Generally their performative nature ...