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【TED-Ed】Speech acts: Constative and performative - Colleen Glenney Boggs
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稲葉白兎 posted on 2015/02/01Ever wonder how saying 'I do' actually makes you married? This fun TED-Ed video dives into the fascinating world of speech acts, explaining the difference between sentences that just state facts (constatives) and those that *do* things (performatives)! You'll pick up some advanced vocabulary and see how these concepts play out in everyday examples like wedding vows and lifeguard warnings.
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US /ˈsɛntəns/
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UK /'sentəns/
- Transitive Verb
- (Of a judge) to decide the punishment of
- Noun
- Official punishment given by a court of law
- Set of words that make a whole statement
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US / ˈstetmənt/
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UK /ˈsteɪtmənt/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Record of activity in a bank account over time
- Act or process of saying something formally
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US /ˈprɑpɚ/
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UK /'prɒpə(r)/
- Adjective
- Correct according to social or moral rules
- Behaving in a polite and socially acceptable way.
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US /saɪn/
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UK /saɪn/
- Noun (Countable/Uncountable)
- Indication that something exists or will happen
- Motion or movement that expresses your thoughts
- Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)
- To communicate by using ones hands and gestures
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