Routledge Dictionary of Language and Linguistics
Performative antinomies are the illocutionary counterparts to the propositional (semantic) antinomy in the liar’s statement: This statement is false, which is true only if it is false. Analogously, an order like Don’t obey this order is obeyed if and only if it is not obeyed. (
also double-bind theory)
References
Lakoff, G. 1972. Performative antinomies. FL 8.
569–72.
Vanderveken. D. 1980. Illocutionary logic and self-defeating speech acts. In J.R.Searle, F.Kiefer. and M.Bierwisch (eds), Speech-act theory and prag-matics. Dordrecht. 247–72.
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