Quantitative Vignette Studies: χ2 Tests—Empirically Reconsidering the Constative–Performative Distinction
摘要
This chapter shows how to derive and empirically address several research questions concerning John Langshaw Austin’s distinction between constative and performative utterances. To do so, we show how to conduct a vignette study using an online questionnaire (utilizing the freely available software LimeSurvey) and how to use χ2 tests to analyze the resulting data (utilizing the statistics program Stata). Lastly, we discuss how the results can be interpreted to answer the research questions posed at the beginning.