illocution
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illocution — noun The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. See Also: locution, allocution, perlocution, illocute … Wiktionary
illocution — n. act carried out by speaking … English contemporary dictionary
illocution — [ˌɪlə kju:ʃ(ə)n] noun an action performed by saying or writing something, e.g. ordering or promising. Derivatives illocutionary adjective … English new terms dictionary
illocution — il·locution … English syllables
illocution — /ɪləˈkjuʃən/ (say iluh kyoohshuhn) noun an utterance which constitutes an act, such as promising or requesting, by virtue of being uttered, as I declare this meeting open. See performative. {il 1 + locution} –illocutionary, adjective …
illocution — noun see illocutionary … Useful english dictionary
illocutionary — illocution, n. /il euh kyooh sheuh ner ee/, adj. Philos., Ling. pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting. Cf. locutionary, perlocutionary. [1950 55; IL 1 +… … Universalium
Jennifer Hornsby — (born 1951) is a British philosopher with interests in the philosophies of mind, action, language, as well as feminist philosophy. She is currently a professor at the School of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London. She is well known for her … Wikipedia
SIGNE ET SENS — Interroger sur le rapport entre signe et sens, c’est poser un problème qui n’a guère été formulé dans ces termes avant le XVIIe siècle, plus précisément avant Condillac. C’est demander quel lien nos idées et nos pensées entretiennent avec les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
illocutionary — 1955, from ILLOCUTION (Cf. illocution) + ARY (Cf. ary) … Etymology dictionary
