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How do you use Performativity in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Performativity in a sentence

Performativity meaning

  1. The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being.
  2. The quality of being performative.

Using Performativity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being. | The quality of being performative.
  • In the example corpus, performativity often appears in combinations such as: gender performativity.

Context around Performativity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

gender 2×

Often after:

stripped 1×

Sentence patterns with Performativity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

burps gender performativity and the 1× of gender performativity 1× person the performativity stripped away 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

cinderella burps gender 1× in these vignettes 1× the conception that 1×

Common sentence endings:

disappearing beneath it 1× murray l ouellette 1× of gender performativity 1×

Words around Performativity

Just before it in the word index:

performatively 4 performative 56 performante 4 performant 12 performancethe 4 performances 4.451

Just after it in the word index:

performed 6.238 performer 1.106 performers 1.652 performing 4.522 performs 1.136 perfringens 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Performativity

  • In this selection, "performativity" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, gender and stripped stand out and add context to how "performativity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include burps gender performativity and the and of gender performativity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "performativity" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with performativity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Cinderella burps: Gender, performativity, and the dating show. in S. Murray & L. Ouellette. (13 words)

The conception that people are gendered rather than sexed also coincides with Judith Butler’s theories of gender performativity. (19 words)

In these vignettes, she is all person, the performativity stripped away only for a moment, before she dives back into the drama she white knuckles so well, never fully disappearing beneath it. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

In these vignettes, she is all person, the performativity stripped away only for a moment, before she dives back into the drama she white knuckles so well, never fully disappearing beneath it. (32 words)

The conception that people are gendered rather than sexed also coincides with Judith Butler’s theories of gender performativity. (19 words)

Cinderella burps: Gender, performativity, and the dating show. in S. Murray & L. Ouellette. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

In these vignettes, she is all person, the performativity stripped away only for a moment, before she dives back into the drama she white knuckles so well, never fully disappearing beneath it.

Cinderella burps: Gender, performativity, and the dating show. in S. Murray & L. Ouellette.

The conception that people are gendered rather than sexed also coincides with Judith Butler’s theories of gender performativity.

Common combinations with performativity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "performativity" in a sentence?
An example: "In these vignettes, she is all person, the performativity stripped away only for a moment, before she dives back into the drama she white knuckles so well, never fully disappearing beneath it." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "performativity" from authentic English texts.
What does "performativity" mean?
Performativity means: The capacity of language and expressive actions to perform a type of being.
How many example sentences with "performativity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "performativity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.