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French term or phrase:
le proférent
English translation:
Speech act
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French term
le proférent
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Election vocabulary
In articles about election and voting vocabulary from Ancient Rome to modern times. This section about Emmanuel Macron and his political speeches. Context "Aux limites de la sémantique référentielle, nous proposons une sémantique **proférentielle** pour décrypter le discours d’Emmanuel Macron. Aux limites du référent politique, nous proposons avec Thierry Melchior (1998) ou Clément Viktorovitch (2021) **le proférent**. What is the meaning of "proférent" here, and what is the difference between "proférent" and "référent", and "proférentielle" and "référentielle"? Any help gratefully received!
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3 | The speech act | Yassine El Bouknify |
3 | the drafter | Laureano Brito |
References
Definition | philgoddard |
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The speech act
The speech act theory, which is a prominent concept in the field of linguistics and philosophy of language, was primarily developed by philosophers J.L. Austin and John Searle.
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the drafter
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The drafter of a contract, e.g, is the "proférent", the part whose interests may be harmed if any ambiguous agreement or term should be invoked.
The referential semantic occurs when a noun just refers to correspondent straight meaning.
The drafter of a contract, e.g, is the "proférent", the part whose interests may be harmed if any ambiguous agreement or term should be invoked.
The referential semantic occurs when a noun just refers to correspondent straight meaning.
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Definition
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zaFGEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT161&lpg...
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So it's the opposite of referential. You could say 'proferential, as opposed to referential' and add a few words of explanation.
My reference uses Donald Trump's famous 'covfefe', a word that didn't previously exist but which brought an idea into being.
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Note added at 14 mins (2023-06-14 14:05:32 GMT)
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So it's the opposite of referential. You could say 'proferential, as opposed to referential' and add a few words of explanation.
My reference uses Donald Trump's famous 'covfefe', a word that didn't previously exist but which brought an idea into being.
Discussion
In the given context, "proférent" is a term used in the field of linguistics to describe a semantic aspect related to the discourse or speech act of a person. Specifically, it refers to the act of producing or uttering speech.
The distinction between "proférent" and "référent" lies in their focus within linguistic analysis. While "proférent" pertains to the speech act itself, "référent" refers to the referential or denotative aspect of language, the object or concept to which a word or phrase refers.
Similarly, the terms "proférentielle" and "référentielle" reflect the adjectival forms of "proférent" and "référent" respectively, emphasizing the nature or characteristics of the speech act or reference. "Proférentielle" relates to the semantic analysis of speech acts, while "référentielle" pertains to the semantic analysis of reference.