Chapter 5 Exercise 16
In sports and games, many expressions
are “performative.” By shouting You're out,
the first base umpire performs an act. Think up half a dozen or so
similar examples and explain their use.
- King me. In checkers when a player reaches the other side of the board the opposing player has to place a checker on top of the existing checker to make it king.
- Touchdown. In football when a player catches or runs a ball into the end zone.
- Stealing bases. In baseball when the runner runs to a base before a ball is hit.
- Nice shot. When a player scores in either basketball, soccer, hockey, pool, or any sport where a ball or puck is entered into a net or basket.
- Jump ball. In basketball when two players from opposite teams hold on to the ball then one of the teams receives the ball and they alternate turns.
- Four. When this is yelled in golf it means someone hit the ball off of the green and it might hit someone.
- Off sides. In soccer when an offensive player runs down field ahead of the defensive players and the ball is passed to him he is off sides.
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