constative utterance

Contrasted to performative utterance by J. L. Austin

EntityQ134988720

Also known as descriptive utterance

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Opposite of: performative utterance subject named as: constative utterance, descriptive utterance (constative utterance) · statement supported by: John Langshaw Austin
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1.Stated in How to do Things with Wordsarchive.org/details/HowToDoThingsWithWordsAUSTIN/page/n11/mode/1up
2.Stated in How to do Things with Wordsarchive.org/details/HowToDoThingsWithWordsAUSTIN/page/n73/mode/1up
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