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illocution


Definition of illocution

noun

Philosophy & Linguistics
  • an act of speaking or writing which in itself effects or constitutes the intended action, e.g. ordering, warning, or promising. Compare with perlocution.

Derivatives

illocutionary

adjective

illocution in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of illocution in the US English dictionary