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illocution

/ ˌɪəˈːʃə /

noun

  1. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ˌˈܳپDzԲ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of illocution1

C20: from il- + locution
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Example Sentences

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Austin distinguished “locution”, the act of speaking itself, from “illocution”: the thing done in the world by that act.

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