illocution
English
editEtymology
editFrom il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor.
Noun
editillocution (plural illocutions)
- (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
Derived terms
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editTranslations
editaim of speaker
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