Editing Speech Act Theory and Performatives (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Remembering</span> ==
* '''Speech Act Theory''' — (J.L. Austin, 1955). The "Study" of "How" "Utterances" "Function" as "Actions."
* '''Performative Utterance''' — A "Sentence" that "Performs" an "Action" "Simply" by being "Spoken" (e.g., 'I promise,' 'I name this ship,' 'I apologize').
* '''Constative Utterance''' — A "Sentence" that "Describes" a "Fact" (e.g., 'The cat is on the mat').
* '''J.L. Austin''' — The "Oxford Philosopher": author of 'How to Do Things with Words' (1962).
* '''Locutionary Act''' — The "Act" of "Speaking" a "Sentence" with a "Specific Meaning."
* '''Illocutionary Act''' (The Force) — The "Action" "Performed" **"In"** "Speaking" (e.g. 'Promising,' 'Warning,' 'Ordering').
* '''Perlocutionary Act''' (The Effect) — The "Consequence" "Produced" **"By"** "Speaking" (e.g. 'Scaring' someone, 'Persuading' someone).
* '''Felicity Conditions''' — The "Rules" that "Must be Met" for a "Speech Act" to be "Successful" (e.g., 'The person saying 'I pronounce you...' must have legal authority').
* '''John Searle''' — The "Successor": who "Systematized" Austin's ideas into **"Categories"** (Assertives, Directives, Commissives, Expressives, Declarations).
* '''Misfire''' — When a "Performative" "Fails" because a "Condition" is "Not Met" (e.g. 'Saying 'I bet you...' when the other person doesn't accept').
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