Romanic, Germanic and Oriental languages
Published 2018-02-26
Keywords
- performative verb,
- performative utterance,
- speech act,
- syncretism,
- illocutionary syncretism
- pragmatic polysemy ...More
Abstract
The article deals with the notion of illocutionary syncretism of performative utterances. It aims to specify distinct types of syncretism of performative verbs and examine diverse pragmatic modifications and syncretic patterns of performative utterances across different contexts.