Before revision: a judge can sentence a criminal in court, but not on the street) Complete execution: the speaker completes the speech act without errors or interruptions Felicity conditions for requests Propositional content condition: the requested act is a future act of the hearer Preparatory precondition: 1) the speaker believes the hearer can perform the requested act; 2) it is not obvious that the hearer would perform the requested act without being asked Sincerity condition: the speakely wants the hearer to perform the requested act Essential condition: the utterance counts as an attempt by the speaker to have the hearer do an act See also John Searle Illocutionary act Pragmatics References Austin, J. L. (1962) How to Do Things With Words.
After revision: a judge can sentence a criminal in court, but not on the street) Complete execution: the speaker completes the speech act without errors or interruptions ==Felicity con See also John Searle Illocutionary act Pragmatics References Austin, J. L. (1962) How to Do Things With Words.