What does exercitive mean?
Exercitive means (pragmatics) Having the character of an exercitive act..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(pragmatics) Having the character of an exercitive act..
An exercitive is the giving of a decision in favour of or against a certain course of action, or advocacy of it.
Exercitives are not so common. Philosopher-authors are rarely in the position to tell people what to do or think.
The hearer's recognition of the speaker's locutionary intention is also an important felicity condition of Austinian exercitives.
Use exercitive when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Exercitive means (pragmatics) Having the character of an exercitive act..
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An exercitive is the giving of a decision in favour of or against a certain course of action, or advocacy of it.
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