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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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== Example ==
 
 
 
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
  
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[http://www2.let.uu.nl/UiL-OTS/Lexicon/zoek.pl?lemma=Performative+hypothesis&lemmacode=391 Utrecht Lexicon of Linguistics]
 
  
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*[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
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== References ==
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*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