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How to do Things with Words

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How to do Things with Words

Summary

How to do Things with Words is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • How to do Things with Words authored John Langshaw Austin[3].
  • How to do Things with Words's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • How to do Things with Words was published by Harvard University Press[5].
  • How to do Things with Words's genre is essay[6].
  • How to do Things with Words's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • How to do Things with Words was published on 1962[8].
  • How to do Things with Words's has edition or translation is recorded as How to Do Things with Words[9].
  • How to do Things with Words's main subject is philosophy of language[10].
  • How to do Things with Words's main subject is speech act[11].
  • How to do Things with Words's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'How to Do Things with Words'}[12].
  • How to do Things with Words's title is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '言語と行為 : いかにして言葉でものごとを行うか'}[13].

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Authorship and Creation

How to do Things with Words authored John Langshaw Austin[3]. It was published by Harvard University Press[5].

Publication

How to do Things with Words was released on 1962[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[7]. Its genre is essay[6].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include philosophy of language[10] and speech act[11].

Why It Matters

How to do Things with Words ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14]

Related Entities

John Langshaw Austin literary work

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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