The Mode of Existence of Illocutionary Negation

This paper examines a recent attempt to provide anegative answer to the question of the existence of illocutionary negations. It argues that the attempt is unsuccessful both because it presupposes amisinterpretation of the question's theoretical import and because, even granting that misinterpretation, it bases its proposed answer on certain assumptions that can independently be shown to be untenable.