the performative

J.L. Austin:
"to say something is to do something"

But, what happens when language is actually performed?

Derrida: Every utterance is a repetition. But...

Focus on the iterability of performative language.

John Searle was not happy.

context can be seen through the text=
speech-acts

Derrida alterity = differences within each iterable performative act

Workshop

• revise: performative "I"
• exchange
• rehearse
• perform

Communication Studies

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