J. L. Austin
English philosopher (1911–1960)
John Langshaw "J. L." Austin (26 March 1911 – 8 February 1960) was a British philosopher of language. He was born in Lancaster, Lancashire. He supported ordinary language philosophy. He developed the theory of speech acts.[1] He worked at Oxford University.
He was awarded Order of the British Empire for his services during World War II.[2]
Austin died of lung cancer in Oxford on 8 February 1960 at the age of 48.
References
change- ↑ Warnock, G. J. "John Langshaw Austin, a biographical sketch". Symposium on J. L. Austin, ed. K.T. Fann. New York: Humanities Press, 1969. p. 3.
- ↑ "John Langshaw Austin". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
This short article about a person or group of people can be made longer. You can help Wikipedia by adding to it.