illocution

British

/ ˌɪləˈkjuːʃən /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

illocutionary

adjective

Etymology

Origin of illocution

C20: from _il- + _locution

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