constative

constative
Pertaining to an utterance relaying information and likely to be regarded as true or false.

Statements are constative utterances.

See Also: performative

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  • constative — kənˈstād.iv, ˈkänstəd.iv adjective ( s) Etymology: French constater to assert + English ive more at constate 1. [translation of German konstatierend] : of, relating to, or being a verbal form that expre …   Useful english dictionary

  • constative — adjective Etymology: constate to assert positively, from French constater, from Latin constat it is certain, 3d singular present indicative of constare Date: 1901 1. of, relating to, or being a verbal form that expresses past completed action 2.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • constative — /keuhn stay tiv/, Philos., Ling. adj. 1. (of an utterance) describing a state of affairs; making a statement that can be said to be true or false. n. 2. a constative utterance. Cf. performative. [1900 05; prob. < F constat(er) to affirm, verify… …   Universalium

  • constative — ● constatif, constative adjectif Se dit des énoncés qui décrivent un état de choses, par opposition aux énoncés performatifs …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • constative — con•sta•tive [[t]kənˈsteɪ tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) ling. pho (of an utterance) making a statement that can be said to be true or false 2) ling. pho a constative utterance • Etymology: 1900–05; prob. < F constat(er) to affirm, verify < L constat… …   From formal English to slang

  • constative Linguistics — [ kɒnstətɪv, kən steɪtɪv] adjective denoting a statement declaring something to be the case. noun a constative speech act or sentence. Origin early 20th cent.: from L. constat , constare establish + ive …   English new terms dictionary

  • constative — Term used by J. L. Austin to denote a speech act with which one declares something to be the case, as opposed to performing other things …   Philosophy dictionary

  • constative — adj. of or pertaining to a statement; describing a state of affairs …   English contemporary dictionary

  • constative — con·sta·tive …   English syllables

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