illocution

English

Etymology

From il- (“not”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor

Noun

illocution (plural illocutions)

(linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

Derived terms

illocutionary

Related terms

Translations

aim of speaker

Czech: ilokuce f
Dutch: illocutie f
French: illocution f

German: Illokution (de) f
Korean: 발화 (ko) (barhwa)

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