Declarations

Declarations

Declarations Conversations for actions also include declarations. What are declarations? They are simply statements that describe what the status-quo will be from that time forward. In other words, a declaration, in a way, divorces itself from the current prevailing...
DISCOMFORT IN THE JOURNEY OF ABRAHAM

DISCOMFORT IN THE JOURNEY OF ABRAHAM

DISCOMFORT IN THE JOURNEY OF ABRAHAM Using the example of Abraham, there is a lesson about discomfort in the journey of faith. Everything is not always rosy, convenient, and all pleasurable. All through the life of Abraham, he never bought a piece of land for himself...
THE TRAP OF CONSTATIVE UTTERANCE

THE TRAP OF CONSTATIVE UTTERANCE

THE TRAP OF CONSTATIVE UTTERANCE While performatives can be classified as actions, constatives are just statements or sayings that are as they are in nature. Constatives are said to have the following functions: It conveys a message; That message can be compared to...
GOD SAID-THE ORIGIN OF PERFORMATIVES

GOD SAID-THE ORIGIN OF PERFORMATIVES

GOD SAID-THE ORIGIN OF PERFORMATIVES In Genesis 1 we read what God said when He was creating.  This has constantly been cited when it comes to speech acts, but here we can see how straightforward performatives truly are and the possibilities that come out of it. Let’s...