illocutionary

[ il-uh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee ]

/ ˌɪl əˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i /

adjective Philosophy, Linguistics.

pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.

Words nearby illocutionary

illiteracy, illiterate, illiterati, illness, illocution, illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality, illude, illume

Compare locutionary, perlocutionary.

Origin of illocutionary

First recorded in 1950–55; il-¹ + locution + -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM illocutionary

il·lo·cu·tion, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for illocution

illocution

/ (ˌɪləˈkjuːʃən) /

noun

philosophy an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threateningAlso called: illocutionary act See also performative Compare perlocution

Derived forms of illocution

illocutionary, adjective

Word Origin for illocution

C20: from il- + locution

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