#4 Speech Acts



Source:Glenney Boggs, C.(2013). Speech acts: Constative and performative. Retrieved from Ted-Ed. Last visited: May 31st, 2020. Avaible at:https://youtu.be/LgmpbXIGpcc 





Some of the ideas of J.L. Austin (1911-1960) that are depicted in the video previously uploaded deal with the distinction as two separates parts of speech: Constatives & Perfomatives. Constatives are simply statements (these statements tend to be true or false), words that describe a situation or something. Performatives are words that incite some action, here the true or false distinction does not apply. Performatives are actions that we do through words. Performative utterances are defined in the speech acts theory as sentences which are not only passively describing a given reality, but they are changing the (social) reality they are describing. We actually do the action by speaking the words. These actions become rituals or ceremonies we act in real life.

However, performatives depends on context and reception, these are known as “Felicity Conditions” to name a place after something in particular, is an example of “Felicity Conditions” In Austin's formulation of speech act theory, a performative utterance can be considered "felicitous" or "infelicitous" according to a set of conditions whose interpretation differs depending on whether the utterance in question is a declaration ("I sentence you to death"), a request ("I ask that you stop doing that noise") or a warning ("I warn you not to run near the swimming pool").

Adapted from: https://youtu.be/LgmpbXIGpcc



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Ted videos are always interesting and make us leverage the potential of its resources. They have extra information, forums to exchange with other students, and tasks on line to prove yourself in knowledge. I can describe what I have found in the video about "Speech Act" as fresh and rich content because I´ve never heard about this author before. 
It´s great to learn new approaches or views on language, I am always keen on these kind of material, semiotic, linguistic, words analysis and so on. It is always music to my ears!

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