performativelyadv.
/pəˈfɔːmətᵻvli/, U.S. /pərˈfɔrmədəvli/ Through, by, or in terms of performance; (Linguistics and Philosophy) in a performative manner. Cf. performative adj.
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the mind > language > speech > [adverb] > as regards speech acts
performatorily1951
performatively1958
1958 Philos. Q. 33 338 He taught men the road to salvation..and so is in one respect (though not performatively) a saviour.
1976 Archivum Linguisticum 7 69 The same applies to the everyday use (as opposed to the analysis) of speech act labels, whether these are used performatively or not.
1993 Appl. Linguistics 14 183 A preponderance of written sources, which do not include many examples of propose used performatively.
2000 P. Spyer Mem. of Trade iii. 80 Certain songs evoke bygone times even as they are performatively embedded in novel projects.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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