illocution

English

Etymology

From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor.

Noun

illocution (plural illocutions)

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

Derived terms

• illocutionary
• illocute

Related terms

• locution
• allocution
• perlocution

Translations

aim of speaker

• Czech: ilokuce f
• Dutch: illocutie f
• French: illocution f
• German: Illokution (de) f
• Korean: 발화 (ko) (balhwa)