Distinct+utterance
1Performative utterance — The notion of performative utterances was introduced by J. L. Austin. Although he had already used the term in his 1964 paper Other minds , today s usage goes back to his later, remarkedly different exposition of the notion in the 1955 William… …
2evidence — n Evidence, testimony, deposition, affidavit are, in their legal senses, closely related but not synonymous terms. The last three designate forms of evidence, or material submitted to a competent legal tribunal as a means of ascertaining where… …
3Articulately — Ar*tic u*late*ly, adv. 1. After the manner, or in the form, of a joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail; definitely. Paley. [1913 Webster] I had articulately set down in writing our points. Fuller. [1913… …
4Impediment — Im*ped i*ment, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.] That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect. [1913 Webster] Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without impediment. Shak. [1913 Webster]… …
5Impediment in speech — Impediment Im*ped i*ment, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F. impediment.] That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or effect. [1913 Webster] Thus far into the bowels of the land Have we marched on without impediment. Shak. [1913… …
6articulation — n. 1. Distinct utterance. 2. (Gram.) Consonant. 3. Joint, hinge, juncture, connection, point of junction, mode of union …
7linguistics — /ling gwis tiks/, n. (used with a sing. v.) the science of language, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, and historical linguistics. [1850 55; see LINGUISTIC, ICS] * * * Study of the nature and structure of… …
8Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
9Stoicism — Stoicism1 Brad Inwood 1 FROM SOCRATES TO ZENO More than eighty years passed between the death of Socrates in 399 BC and the arrival in Athens of Zeno in 312. Athenian society had undergone enormous upheavals, both political and social. The Greek… …
10language, philosophy of — Philosophical study of the nature and use of natural languages and the relations between language, language users, and the world. It encompasses the philosophical study of linguistic meaning (see semantics), the philosophical study of language… …
