illocution
Pronunciation: /ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/
The English word “illocution” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- 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.
Etymology
From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor.
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