illocution
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illocution
- /ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/
Where it comes from
From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor.
noun illocutions
- The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
- A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response.
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noun aim of speaker
| 한국어 | 발화 balhwa |
|---|---|
| Français | illocution |
| Deutsch | Illokution |
| Русский | иллокуция illokucija |
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title = {illocution},
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