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Austin's Theory of Meaning
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What is the main idea behind Austin's theory of meaning?
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Meaning is determined by the speaker's intention.
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Austin argues that the meaning of an utterance is determined by the speaker's intention in making the utterance, rather than by the words themselves or the context in which the utterance is made.