#Austin

• Speech act — A fundamental concept in linguistic pragmatics (developed by J.L. Austin and J. Searle) that defines an utterance not just as a sequence of words, but as an intentional action through which the speaker alters the state of affairs in reality (e.g., promising, ordering, asserting). The structure of a speech act includes three correlated dimensions: the locutionary act (producing the utterance), the illocutionary act (the intended force of the message), and the perlocutionary act (the effect produced on the receiver).
• Austin — A proper name of Anglo-Saxon origin used as a given name, surname, or toponym. Geographically, it is the capital of the state of Texas in the United States, a major global technological, economic, and cultural hub. Historically, it honors Stephen F. Austin, the father of Texas.