Constitution and/or Declaration. Discussing the Question of the (Linguistic) Construction of Contradictions

Nils Kohlmeier, Fiona Makulik, Anna Mattfeldt, Jonas Trochemowitz & Ingo H. Warnke (GRK Contradiction Studies)

U Bremen GRA 2 0030

In this Lunchbox we want to discuss what it means to consider contradictions a product of declaration. In order to make clear the history and theoretical assumption of this concept, we want to give a brief input on Speech Act Theory and provide some concrete examples of declarations of contradictions. The main part of this event is going to be an open discussion about the question how these ideas seem interesting or relevant for the fellows of the RTG.