Vol. 2 No. 72 (2018): Southern Archive (philological sciences)
Romanic, Germanic and Oriental languages

SYNCRETISM OF PERFORMATIVE UTTERANCES IN ENGLISH

R. RIADSKA

Published 2018-02-26

Keywords

  • performative verb,
  • performative utterance,
  • speech act,
  • syncretism,
  • illocutionary syncretism,
  • pragmatic polysemy
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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.