illocution








adjective Philosophy, Linguistics.

  1. pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.

noun

  1. philosophy an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threateningAlso called: illocutionary act See also performative Compare perlocution
n.

1955, from assimilated form of in- (1) “not, opposite of” + locution.

adj.

1955, from illocution + -ary.

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