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“Felicity conditions” as a book category gathers works that explore when and how words do things successfully—when a promise binds, an apology lands, a verdict stands, a ritual works, or a statement persuades. Drawing on philosophy of language, linguistics, law, rhetoric, anthropology, and media studies, these books examine the contextual factors that make speech acts effective: the speaker’s authority, shared conventions, timing, audience uptake, and social or institutional settings. The category spans classic theory (Austin, Searle), contemporary pragmatics and discourse analysis, legal and political communication, cross-cultural etiquette and ritual, design and UX cues that shape interaction, and case studies of misfires and abuses (from broken promises to performative activism). Ideal for readers interested in how language gains force and meaning in real life, “Felicity conditions” illuminates the social machinery behind words that commit, command, console, or create—and what happens when those conditions fail.

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