Performatywna funkcja języka homilii
The Performative Function of the Homily Language

Summary/Abstract: The speech act theory has been developing since the beginning of the XX century. In its scope English philosopher of a language John L. Austin presented the theory where he emphasized the presence of performative function of language. What is meant here is an utterance in which particular sentences are not only a description of action. Using the expressions sets out a creation of a particular reality. In the religious language which we use during preaching homily performative function of language may also occur. The pragmatic analysis of language of the homily demonstrates that performative function of language may occur in homilies in two cases. First one it comes from the pragmatic analysis of expressions of religious language. The second it may be associate with a function that we can call the mystagogical function of homily.

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