performatifTerme de linguistique et de philosophie.
The phrase 'I apologize' is a performative that enacts the act of apologizing.
L’expression « je m’excuse » est un performatif qui accomplit l’acte de s’excuser.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
performatifAu sens d’énoncé ou de geste destiné à produire un effet d’image plutôt qu’un contenu sincère.
Definitionen
An utterance that performs an action simply by being spoken, such as a promise or a declaration.
The phrase 'I apologize' is a performative that enacts the act of apologizing.
A statement or action that is intended to convey a particular impression or to demonstrate a particular quality, often for effect rather than substance.
Wearing a ribbon without supporting the cause financially was dismissed as a mere performative.