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Nondefective Illocutionary Act

A nondefective illocutionary act is a speech act performed correctly and successfully,…

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Illocutionary Verb

Illocutionary verbs are verbs that perform an action as they state it,…

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Performative Verb

A performative verb is an utterance that, when spoken, performs the action…

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