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verb vs performative verb

performative verb vs verb

verb and performative verb both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
verb Yes No No No
performative verb Yes No No No
As nouns, performative verb is a hyponym of verb; that is, performative verb is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than verb:
  • verb: a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence
  • performative verb: A verb that explicitly conveys the kind of speech act being performed.
verb (noun) performative verb (noun)
a content word that denotes an action, occurrence, or state of existence A verb that explicitly conveys the kind of speech act being performed.
the word class that serves as the predicate of a sentence
Difference between verb and performative verb

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