Land of words

 The main Characteristics of a well-written paragraph Topic sentence:   you have to say something interesting and global about it and to state your subject. Body:  -order of importance or chronology- It is the heart of your paragraph and the one on which you present your supporting arguments and details for your topic sentence. Closing sentence: It has two functions; to remind the audience what you are writing about and to keep them thinking about the topic. Source: Learn English with Alex (May 19th, 2009). Parts of a Paragraph - English Academic Writing Introduction. Available at: https://youtu.be/cCuExRE6N-4 1) TOPIC SENTENCE: It is used to tell the reader what it's that you are going to be talking about in that paragraph. This sentence is important because it leads the reader into the points that you're trying to explain without leaving them confused. There are some qualities that make for a good topic sentence: ...

Brief summary: According to J.L. Austin, there are different types of statements. Those that describe and those that command. On the one hand, "constatives" are those utterances which describe something true or false; classifying them will depend on the reality assessment of the message's receptor. On the other hand, those statements that command, are called "performatives" which denote an action, this means that they inspire actions in people. As a consequence, performative utterances change the social reality they are describing. Also, I have to mention that there are words that bring about actions and words that themselves are actions; the last ones are defined as "speech acts" . A successful performative statement has to be: - Authoritative - Understood. - Clear - Able to be executed Source: Colleen Glenney Boggs (2013). Speech acts: Constative and performative. Retrieved  from TEDed. Last visited: June 3rd, 2020. Availabl...