Pace Neblett, functional pluralism collapses the performative account into an expressivist one, since the act's moral significance would then derive from inner states rather than conventional force.

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Conventional force(as an alternative source of an action's moral meaning): The power of an action or statement to create real effects because society has agreed to recognize it that way (like how a handshake means agreement, or a formal apology counts as an apology).
Expressivist(as a theory about what art does): A philosophical view that says the main purpose of art is to express or communicate the artist's inner emotions, thoughts, or experiences.
Functional pluralism(as a philosophical position about how language and actions work): The idea that the same action or statement can have multiple different purposes or functions depending on the situation.
Inner states(The statement asks how we can define words for these private experiences): Private, personal experiences happening inside your mind that only you directly feel, like pain, sadness, or seeing the color blue.
Moral significance(as the key thing being debated about actions): The quality of being important or meaningful from an ethical standpoint—what makes something right or wrong.
Neblett(as a philosophical authority being cited): A philosopher whose work on the theory of speech acts (how our words do things in the world) is being referenced and disagreed with here.
Performative account(as a framework for understanding morality): A theory that focuses on what an action actually *does* or *accomplishes* in the world, rather than what someone is thinking or feeling inside.

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