Definition of performative in English:

performative

adjective pəˈfɔːmətɪvpərˈfɔrmədɪv

1Relating to or of the nature of dramatic or artistic performance.
films which push past the limits of current performative trends
teaching is a performative act
Example sentencesExamples
- Largely visual and performative, her work always includes her own body in a humorous and engaging way.
- Artistic authorship itself, which emerged in the early fifteenth century as a purely performative mode, later learned to manipulate substitution.
- The performative nature of this piece carried through to other nearby works.
- Exhibition spaces are increasingly transforming into performative spaces.
- Performative events were also scripted into the mix.
1. 1.1 Characterized by the performance of a social or cultural role.
  many feminist theorists have come to stress the contextual and performative aspects of gender
  Example sentencesExamples
  You'll find the fundamentals of Butler's argument that gender is performative.
  While Butler includes race as performative, other scholars have extended the discussion to include the mundane actions that cement one's racial identity.
  Gender is seen as a “performative ritualized practice”.
  Since the 1970s, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies have contributed important models for exploring fashion as a cultural and performative expression of the female subject.
  These two authors drew attention to the performative nature of societies.
2. 1.2Linguistics Philosophy Relating to or denoting an utterance by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g. I bet, I apologize, I promise).
  （表）述行（为）的，履行词的。常与CONSTATIVE 相对照
  Often contrasted with constative
  Example sentencesExamples
  He thinks performative sentences do not have truth conditions because they do not describe or report anything.
  Rather, these are performative utterances, which do not so much say something as do something.
  The poetic medium Poetry need not be written: early poetry was oral, transmitted and preserved through the mnemonic and performative skills of bards with no awareness of script or print.
  Yeah, I think we get bogged down in ‘I love you’ as performative utterance.
  But if literary language is performative and if a performative utterance is not true or false but felicitous or infelicitous, what does it mean for a literary utterance to be felicitous or infelicitous?

noun pəˈfɔːmətɪvpərˈfɔrmədɪv

A performative utterance.
述行语；述行动词（或句子）
here statements are not descriptive utterances but performatives
Example sentencesExamples
- Illocutionary acts, in addition to covering such explicit performatives as promising, also include statements.
- At the core of speech act theory are explicit and implicit performatives, sentences that ‘are not used just to say things, i.e. describe states of affairs, but rather actively to do things.’
- Performative utterances, or performatives, are not true or false and actually perform the action to which they refer.
- Such speech acts, called performatives, cannot be said to be true or false.
- Promises, like most performatives, are seductions; that's their appeal and their limit.

Derivatives

performativity

noun pəfɔːməˈtɪvɪti

Music, because of its performativity, can powerfully shape the nation.
Example sentencesExamples
- It also posits that femininity and masculinity are socially constructed rather than biological givens, emphasizing the performativity of gender.
- They have become institutions measuring performativity in a very quantitative sense that favours the style of work of certain academics over others.
- From this situation evolved the essential dynamic of Chicano performativity: the dialectic of calling attention to the act of turning away.

Definition of performative in US English:

performative

adjectivepərˈfɔrmədɪvpərˈfôrmədiv

1Relating to or of the nature of dramatic or artistic performance.
films which push past the limits of current performative trends
teaching is a performative act
Example sentencesExamples
- Largely visual and performative, her work always includes her own body in a humorous and engaging way.
- Exhibition spaces are increasingly transforming into performative spaces.
- Artistic authorship itself, which emerged in the early fifteenth century as a purely performative mode, later learned to manipulate substitution.
- The performative nature of this piece carried through to other nearby works.
- Performative events were also scripted into the mix.
1. 1.1 Characterized by the performance of a social or cultural role.
  many feminist theorists have come to stress the contextual and performative aspects of gender
  Example sentencesExamples
  While Butler includes race as performative, other scholars have extended the discussion to include the mundane actions that cement one's racial identity.
  These two authors drew attention to the performative nature of societies.
  You'll find the fundamentals of Butler's argument that gender is performative.
  Since the 1970s, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies have contributed important models for exploring fashion as a cultural and performative expression of the female subject.
  Gender is seen as a “performative ritualized practice”.
2. 1.2Linguistics Philosophy Relating to or denoting an utterance by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g. I bet, I apologize, I promise)
  （表）述行（为）的，履行词的。常与CONSTATIVE 相对照
  performative utterances do not merely describe what one is doing; to say the utterance is to do it
  Often contrasted with constative
  Example sentencesExamples
  Yeah, I think we get bogged down in ‘I love you’ as performative utterance.
  The poetic medium Poetry need not be written: early poetry was oral, transmitted and preserved through the mnemonic and performative skills of bards with no awareness of script or print.
  He thinks performative sentences do not have truth conditions because they do not describe or report anything.
  But if literary language is performative and if a performative utterance is not true or false but felicitous or infelicitous, what does it mean for a literary utterance to be felicitous or infelicitous?
  Rather, these are performative utterances, which do not so much say something as do something.

nounpərˈfɔrmədɪvpərˈfôrmədiv

A performative verb, sentence, or utterance.
述行语；述行动词（或句子）
Example sentencesExamples
- Illocutionary acts, in addition to covering such explicit performatives as promising, also include statements.
- Performative utterances, or performatives, are not true or false and actually perform the action to which they refer.
- Promises, like most performatives, are seductions; that's their appeal and their limit.
- Such speech acts, called performatives, cannot be said to be true or false.
- At the core of speech act theory are explicit and implicit performatives, sentences that ‘are not used just to say things, i.e. describe states of affairs, but rather actively to do things.’

词汇	performative
释义	Definition of performative in English: performative adjective pəˈfɔːmətɪvpərˈfɔrmədɪv 1Relating to or of the nature of dramatic or artistic performance. films which push past the limits of current performative trends teaching is a performative act Example sentencesExamples Largely visual and performative, her work always includes her own body in a humorous and engaging way. Artistic authorship itself, which emerged in the early fifteenth century as a purely performative mode, later learned to manipulate substitution. The performative nature of this piece carried through to other nearby works. Exhibition spaces are increasingly transforming into performative spaces. Performative events were also scripted into the mix. 1.1 Characterized by the performance of a social or cultural role. many feminist theorists have come to stress the contextual and performative aspects of gender Example sentencesExamples You'll find the fundamentals of Butler's argument that gender is performative. While Butler includes race as performative, other scholars have extended the discussion to include the mundane actions that cement one's racial identity. Gender is seen as a “performative ritualized practice”. Since the 1970s, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies have contributed important models for exploring fashion as a cultural and performative expression of the female subject. These two authors drew attention to the performative nature of societies. 1.2Linguistics Philosophy Relating to or denoting an utterance by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g. I bet, I apologize, I promise). （表）述行（为）的，履行词的。常与CONSTATIVE 相对照 Often contrasted with constative Example sentencesExamples He thinks performative sentences do not have truth conditions because they do not describe or report anything. Rather, these are performative utterances, which do not so much say something as do something. The poetic medium Poetry need not be written: early poetry was oral, transmitted and preserved through the mnemonic and performative skills of bards with no awareness of script or print. Yeah, I think we get bogged down in ‘I love you’ as performative utterance. But if literary language is performative and if a performative utterance is not true or false but felicitous or infelicitous, what does it mean for a literary utterance to be felicitous or infelicitous? noun pəˈfɔːmətɪvpərˈfɔrmədɪv A performative utterance. 述行语；述行动词（或句子） here statements are not descriptive utterances but performatives Example sentencesExamples Illocutionary acts, in addition to covering such explicit performatives as promising, also include statements. At the core of speech act theory are explicit and implicit performatives, sentences that ‘are not used just to say things, i.e. describe states of affairs, but rather actively to do things.’ Performative utterances, or performatives, are not true or false and actually perform the action to which they refer. Such speech acts, called performatives, cannot be said to be true or false. Promises, like most performatives, are seductions; that's their appeal and their limit. Derivatives performativity noun pəfɔːməˈtɪvɪti Music, because of its performativity, can powerfully shape the nation. Example sentencesExamples It also posits that femininity and masculinity are socially constructed rather than biological givens, emphasizing the performativity of gender. They have become institutions measuring performativity in a very quantitative sense that favours the style of work of certain academics over others. From this situation evolved the essential dynamic of Chicano performativity: the dialectic of calling attention to the act of turning away. Definition of performative in US English: performative adjectivepərˈfɔrmədɪvpərˈfôrmədiv 1Relating to or of the nature of dramatic or artistic performance. films which push past the limits of current performative trends teaching is a performative act Example sentencesExamples Largely visual and performative, her work always includes her own body in a humorous and engaging way. Exhibition spaces are increasingly transforming into performative spaces. Artistic authorship itself, which emerged in the early fifteenth century as a purely performative mode, later learned to manipulate substitution. The performative nature of this piece carried through to other nearby works. Performative events were also scripted into the mix. 1.1 Characterized by the performance of a social or cultural role. many feminist theorists have come to stress the contextual and performative aspects of gender Example sentencesExamples While Butler includes race as performative, other scholars have extended the discussion to include the mundane actions that cement one's racial identity. These two authors drew attention to the performative nature of societies. You'll find the fundamentals of Butler's argument that gender is performative. Since the 1970s, poststructuralism, psychoanalysis, and gender studies have contributed important models for exploring fashion as a cultural and performative expression of the female subject. Gender is seen as a “performative ritualized practice”. 1.2Linguistics Philosophy Relating to or denoting an utterance by means of which the speaker performs a particular act (e.g. I bet, I apologize, I promise) （表）述行（为）的，履行词的。常与CONSTATIVE 相对照 performative utterances do not merely describe what one is doing; to say the utterance is to do it Often contrasted with constative Example sentencesExamples Yeah, I think we get bogged down in ‘I love you’ as performative utterance. The poetic medium Poetry need not be written: early poetry was oral, transmitted and preserved through the mnemonic and performative skills of bards with no awareness of script or print. He thinks performative sentences do not have truth conditions because they do not describe or report anything. But if literary language is performative and if a performative utterance is not true or false but felicitous or infelicitous, what does it mean for a literary utterance to be felicitous or infelicitous? Rather, these are performative utterances, which do not so much say something as do something. nounpərˈfɔrmədɪvpərˈfôrmədiv A performative verb, sentence, or utterance. 述行语；述行动词（或句子） Example sentencesExamples Illocutionary acts, in addition to covering such explicit performatives as promising, also include statements. Performative utterances, or performatives, are not true or false and actually perform the action to which they refer. Promises, like most performatives, are seductions; that's their appeal and their limit. Such speech acts, called performatives, cannot be said to be true or false. At the core of speech act theory are explicit and implicit performatives, sentences that ‘are not used just to say things, i.e. describe states of affairs, but rather actively to do things.’
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