perlocution
Syllabification: (per·lo·cu·tion)
Pronunciation: /ˌpərləˈkyo͞oSHən/
Definition of perlocution
noun
Philosophy & Linguistics- an act of speaking or writing that has an action as its aim but that in itself does not effect or constitute the action, for example persuading or convincing. Compare with illocution.
Derivatives
Origin:
1950s: from modern Latin perlocutio(n-), from per- 'throughout' + locutio(n-) 'speaking'
