![]() The use of language purely to describe things is questioned, as is the fact that language ever really states anything by itself. Austin begins by making a distinction in how language is understood. It is here that the first lecture begins to detail its course. ![]() I didn’t describe something, so much as make clear my intention to do something, thereby making it a reality. In promising to write the posts, I made something happen in the world. Even the first post I wrote-the one where I promised of this post and the others following-contains examples of Austin’s ideas. On any given day an encounter with some of its ideas is noticeable, and can be used to clarify misunderstandings. Information provided in these lectures is almost unavoidable. The importance of these lectures is, to me, the uncovering of language as a particular kind of instrument between people, and how literal meaning is not the only use of language. The book contains twelve lectures, delivered at Harvard University by JL Austin on the nature of language. ![]() This is the first post concerning the book HOW TO DO THINGS WITH WORDS. ![]()
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