perlocution


perlocution

(ˌpɜːlɒˈkjuːʃən) n (Linguistics) philosophy the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person. Also called: perlocutionary act Compare illocution[C16 (in the obsolete sense: the action of speaking): from Medieval or New Latin perlocūtiō; see per-, locution] ˌperloˈcutionary adj
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