performative utterance

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A sentence or other linguistic expression which, when expressed in an appropriate context, actually does or accomplishes something

Famous examples of performative utterances are I now pronounce you husband and wife (when uttered by the authorized officiator during a marriage ceremony) or You're fired! (when exclaimed by an employer terminating a person's employment).

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A performative utterance

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per·for·ma·tive ut·ter·ance

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() Coined by philosopher J. L. Austin (1911-1960).