an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening
Also called: illocutionary act. See also performative, Compare perlocution
Derived forms
illocutionary (ˌilloˈcutionary)
adjective
Word origin
C20: from il- + locution
Examples of 'illocution' in a sentence
illocution
The research introduces the notion of the additional illocution subdivided into illocution-expander, illocution-intensifier, and assessment illocution.
Kravchenko Nataliia 2017, 'Illocution of direct speech acts via conventional implicature and semantic presupposition',Lege Artis. Language yesterday, today, tomorrowhttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/lart.2017.2.issue-1/lart-2017-0004/lart-2017-0004.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In some cases, illocution might lead to perlocution, namely written and permanently conserved approvals of the aforementioned pleas.
Alena ĆATOVİĆ, Sabina BAKŠİĆ 2015, 'KLASİK OSMANLI EDEBİYATINDA EYLEM SÖZLERİ: KASİDE /', Journal of Ottoman Legacy Studieshttp://www.osmanlimirasi.net/dergi//1-klasik-osmanli-edebiyatinda-eylem-sozleri-kaside-ss-1-8201504.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)