Illokution

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English illocution, from Latin illocutio, from illoquor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪlokuˈt͡si̯on/

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• Hyphenation: Il‧lo‧ku‧ti‧on

Noun

Illokution f (genitive Illokution, plural Illokutionen)

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

Declension

Declension of Illokution [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Illokution	die	Illokutionen
genitive	einer	der	Illokution	der	Illokutionen
dative	einer	der	Illokution	den	Illokutionen
accusative	eine	die	Illokution	die	Illokutionen

Further reading

• “Illokution” in Duden online