Based on this distinction of what Austin labeled as constative utterances ( statements that describe, which were the focus of logical positivism ) and performative utterances ( statements that perform or do something ), Austin developed his speech act theory to investigate how we do things with words.
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The method broadly applies speech act theory and text linguistics, as well as some insights of grammar of expectancy, to the teaching of DaF . The Rede und Antwort exercises have proven to be an effective means for promoting oral skills in the classroom, which are readily applicable in real life-settings.
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One proponent of this approach is Barrie Ruth Straus, author of Women s Words as Weapons : Speech as Action in The Wife s Lament . Straus bases her analysis of the poem on the speech act theory of J . L . Austin and John Searle, which regards speech as an action.
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The term derives from the founding work in speech act theory by ordinary language philosopher J . L . Austin, who did not use the word " performativity, " but did, beginning in the 1950s, give the name performative utterances to situations where saying something was doing something, rather than simply reporting on or describing reality.
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The basic goal for speech act theory is to explain how and when utterances in general are " performative " . ( 1979 : 34 ) Central to the notion of speech acts are the ideas of " illocutionary force " and perlocutionary force, both terms coined by philosopher J . L . Austin . " Illocutionary force " describes the intent of the speaker, while " perlocutionary force " means " the effect an utterance has in the world ", or more specifically, the effect on others.
