Editing Speech Act Theory and Performatives (section)

== <span style="color: #FFFFFF;">Applying</span> ==
'''Modeling 'The Speech Act' (Evaluating 'Force' and 'Effect'):'''
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def analyze_speech_act(sentence, speaker_role, context):
    """
    Shows the 'Illocutionary Force' of a statement.
    """
    if "Promise" in sentence and speaker_role == "Person":
        return "ACT: COMMISSIVE. (Speaker commits to a future action)."
    elif "Fire" in sentence and speaker_role == "Employer":
        return "ACT: DECLARATIVE. (The social reality is 'Instantly' changed)."
    elif "Warning" in sentence:
        return "ACT: DIRECTIVE. (Attempting to change the 'Hearer's' behavior)."
    else:
        return "ACT: CONSTATIVE. (Describing a fact)."

# Case: A boss saying 'You are fired!'
print(analyze_speech_act("You are fired", "Employer", "Office"))
# Case: A friend saying 'I promise to come'
print(analyze_speech_act("I promise to come", "Person", "Home"))
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; Speech Act Landmarks
: '''The 'Misfire' vs. 'Abuse' ''' → Austin’s "Categories" of "Failure": a 'Misfire' (Invalid procedure) vs. an 'Abuse' (Insincere act, like a 'False Promise').
: '''Searle’s 'Social Reality' ''' → (See Article 630). The "Idea" that **"Institutional Facts"** (Money, Marriage, Law) "Only Exist" because of **"Speech Acts"** and "Collective Acceptance."
: '''Hate Speech''' → (See Article 618). The "Modern Legal Debate": is "Hate Speech" a "Constative" (Opinion) or a **"Performative"** (An act of 'Violence' or 'Subordination')?
: '''AI 'Prompting' ''' → (See Article 08). The "Newest" Speech Act: "Ordering" a **"Machine"** to "Perform" a "Digital Action."
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