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Publication details [#937]

Austin, John Langshaw. 1956. Ifs and cans. Proceedings of the British Academy 42 : 109–132.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

presupposition | speech act

Language as a subject

Annotation

A philosophical discussion of 'if' and 'can' which leads A. to considerations about speech acts and even presuppositions (though these terms are not used).

Reviewed by

Nowell-Smith, Patrick H. 1960. Ifs and cans.

Pears, David F. 1973. Ifs and cans. In Berlin, Sir Isaiah, L.W. Forguson, David F. Pears, George Willard Pitcher, John R. Searle, Peter F. Strawson and G.J. Warnock, eds. Essays on J.L. Austin. Oxford University Press. pp. 90–140.

Thalberg, Irving. 1969. Austin on abilities. In Fann, K.T., ed. Symposium on J.L. Austin. Routledge and Kegan Paul. pp. 182–204.

D'Alessio, J.C. 1972. Austin on Nowell-Smith's conditional analyses of 'could have' and 'can'.

Fogelin, Robert J. 1972. Austinian Ifs.

Reprints

Austin, John Langshaw. 1970. In Austin, John Langshaw, ed. Philosophical Papers. Oxford University Press. pp. 205–232.