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Felicity conditions on different speech acts

Preparatory Sincerity Essential Propositional
Content
Representative: 1. S believes H 1. S believes 1. Counts as 1. Any p.
assertion doesn’t know P p. an assertion
of p.
Directive: 1. S believes H 1. S wants H to 1. Counts as 1. Future A of H.
request able to do A. do A. attempt to get
2. A is smth H H to do A.
would not normally
do
Directive: 1. A doesn’t know 1. S wants to 1. Counts as 1. Any p.
question P. know p. attempt to
2. P is smth H elicit p from
would not normally H.
provide.
Commissive: 1. S believes H 1.S intends to 1. Counts as 1.Future A of S
promise wants A done. do A. obligation to
2.A is smth S do A.
would not normally
do.
Expressive: 1. S believes A 1.S feels 1.Counts as 1.Past A of H
thanking benefits S appreciation expression of
for A. appreciation
for A.
Declaration: 1.S has authority 1. S intends to 1. Counts as 1. Name for X.
naming to name x. name X. naming of X.
Consider two different types of directives (requests and orders) and commissives
(promises and threats).

Commissives
Promise Threat
Preparatory 1.S believes h wants A done. 1.S believes H doesn’t want A
conditions done.

Directives
Requests Orders
Preparatory 1. S believes H able to do A. 1. S believes H able to do A.
conditions 2. A is smth H would not 2. A is smth H would not normally do.
normally do. 3. S has authority over H