performative Linguistics & Philosophy
■ adjective denoting a statement by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g. I apologize ).
■ noun a performative verb, sentence, or utterance.
performative Linguistics & Philosophy
■ adjective denoting a statement by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g. I apologize ).
■ noun a performative verb, sentence, or utterance.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004