• Felicity conditions
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  • Utterance: “I promise I will help you tomorrow.” Context: The speaker has no intention to help.
    Infelicitous
  • Utterance: “I now declare this building open.” Context: Said by a janitor during a coffee break.
    Infelicitous
  • Utterance: “Can you lend me a pen?” Context: Said to someone clearly holding a pen.
    Felicitous
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