„How to Do Things with Words“ ist ein einflussreiches Werk des Philosophen J.L. Austin, das ursprünglich auf einer Vorlesungsreihe basiert, die er 1955 an der Harvard University hielt. Die zweite Edition wurde von Marina Sbisa...

This work sets out Austin's conclusions in the field to which he directed his main efforts for at least the last ten years of his life. Starting from an exhaustive examination of his already well-known distinction between performative...