perlocution

English

Etymology

From per- +‎ locution.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɜləʊkjuʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɜɹləkjuʃən/

Noun

perlocution (plural perlocutions)

1. (linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Derived terms

• perlocutionary
• perlocute

Related terms

• locution
• illocution

Translations

effect of utterance

• Dutch: perlocutie f
• German: Perlokution (de) f
• Spanish: perlocución f

Anagrams

• prelocution