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EXPLICIT vs NONEXPLICIT ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS - Coggle Diagram
EXPLICIT vs NONEXPLICIT ILLOCUTIONARY ACTS
Definition
Performative verb
-> that names the illocutionary act of that verb
act can be performed
only with words
ex: 'denying X' requires words
describe
voluntary act
ex: 'denying X'
can be used with 'hereby'
ex: I hereby deny X
ex: I
warn
you to stop teasing your sister.
Nonperformative verb
involuntary act
ex: knowing X
act can be performed without words
ex: 'knowing X' doesn't require words
ex: know
can't be used with
hereby
Term
Explicit performative
utterance contains a performative verb used in its performative sense
ex: I
deny
that I killed Jim
Nonexplicit performative
utterance not containing a performative verb ...
ex: I didn't kill Jim
Types
Indirect (ex: Would you clean up this mess?)
Direct (ex: Clean up this mess.)