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    Without a univocal illocutionary force, the utterance los... — Carmelics
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    Challenges→Performative forgiveness need not possess only one kind of illocutionary force.

    Without a univocal illocutionary force, the utterance loses the normative accountability structure that makes performatives binding.

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    • 1.Performatives (promises, vows, commands) require determinate meaning to create enforceable obligations between parties.
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    • 2.Ambiguous illocutionary force creates plausible deniability about what was actually committed to, dissolving accountability.
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    • 3.Legal and social institutions depend on clear performative intent to adjudicate disputes and hold agents responsible.
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    • 1.Context, gesture, and shared understanding often clarify illocutionary force despite surface linguistic ambiguity.
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    • 2.Normative accountability can persist through partial clarity and pragmatic negotiation, not requiring univocity.
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    • 3.Many binding social commitments (marriage, friendship) emerge through ambiguous, evolving expressions rather than univocal acts.
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