J.L. Austin

British philosopher (1911�1960), known for ordinary language philosophy.

Key Contributions:

• Developed speech act theory.
• Contributed to philosophy of language.
• Influenced analytic philosophy.

Interacting Concepts & Works:

• Speech Acts (core theory)
• Ordinary Language Philosophy (methodology)
• Wittgenstein (shared approach)
• Philosophy of Language (linguistic analysis)
• Analytic Philosophy (tradition)