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==Definition== | |||
The '''performative hypothesis''' is the hypothesis (proposed in Ross 1970), that every [[sentence]] is associated with an explicit [[illocutionary act]], i.e. is derived from a deep structure containing a [[performative]] verb. | The '''performative hypothesis''' is the hypothesis (proposed in Ross 1970), that every [[sentence]] is associated with an explicit [[illocutionary act]], i.e. is derived from a deep structure containing a [[performative]] verb. | ||
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Sentence (ia) is derived from (ib), or perhaps (ic): | Sentence (ia) is derived from (ib), or perhaps (ic): | ||
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c I promise I'll write you next week | c I promise I'll write you next week | ||
== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Speech Act]] | |||
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=== | == Links == | ||
*[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Performative+hypothesis&lemmacode=391 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics] | |||
* Ross, J.R. 1970. ''On Declarative Sentences,'' in:R.A. Jacobs adn P.S. Rosenbaum, eds. Readings in English Transformational Grammar, Ginn: Waltham, Mass | == References == | ||
*Ross, J.R. 1970. ''On Declarative Sentences,'' in:R.A. Jacobs adn P.S. Rosenbaum, eds. Readings in English Transformational Grammar, Ginn: Waltham, Mass <br> | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:11, 21 September 2014
Definition
The performative hypothesis is the hypothesis (proposed in Ross 1970), that every sentence is associated with an explicit illocutionary act, i.e. is derived from a deep structure containing a performative verb.
Example
Sentence (ia) is derived from (ib), or perhaps (ic):
(i) a I'll write you next week
b I claim I'll write you next week
c I promise I'll write you next week
See also
Links
References
- Ross, J.R. 1970. On Declarative Sentences, in:R.A. Jacobs adn P.S. Rosenbaum, eds. Readings in English Transformational Grammar, Ginn: Waltham, Mass