John Langshaw Austin, 1911-1960. British philosopher of language, a member of the Ordinary Language Movement and pioneer of speech act theory and philosophical analysis. Most of his work was published posthumously. 1. Austin's Ditch: The Political Necessity and Impossibility of "Non-Serious" Speech - Paper delivered at the 20th World Congress of Philosophy by James Hersh. Reconsiders Derrida's critique of Austin. 2. Biography.com: John Langshaw Austin - Very brief article summarizing his career. 3. FOLDOC: Austin - Article on J.L. Austin from this philosophical database, with links to related topics. 4. JL Austin: Key Concepts - Study notes for reading How To Do Things with Words. 5. John L. Austin Bibliography - Extensive bibliography of primary and secondary sources, compiled by Eddie Yeghiayan. 6. John Langshaw Austin - Biographical article from About.com. 7. John Langshaw Austin: How To Do Things with Words - Notes on this classic text, by Alexandra Kappel. 8. Philosophy Pages: J.L. Austin - Short illustrated article with bibliography.

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