English Explanatory Dictionary

illocutionary act

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The communicative action performed by a speaker when making an utterance, where the speaker's intention behind the utterance is crucial to its meaning.

Word forms

illocutionary act illocutionary acts
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