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illocution [ˌɪləˈkjuːʃən] n (Philosophy) Philosophy an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening Also called illocutionary act See also performative Compare perlocution [from il- + locution] illocutionary adj How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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exhibits this kind of character and is called an illocutionary act. Obviously, this is due to the fact that I wol telle yow is a frequent metalinguistic formula used by the pilgrims addressing the fellow travellers, that is, an illocutionary formula. The first two are illocutionary utterances, doing something in the saying; the third is a perlocutionary utterance, attempting to bring about an effect by the saying. |
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