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illocutionarity

illocutionarity noun: the speaker's intended meaning or purpose behind an utterance, distinct from the actual words spoken or the effect on the listener.

Noun

illocutionarity (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural) The speaker's intended meaning or purpose behind an utterance, distinct from the actual words spoken or the effect on the listener.

Questions about illocutionarity

What does illocutionarity mean?
Illocutionarity means the speaker's intended meaning or purpose behind an utterance, distinct from the actual words spoken or the effect on the listener.
What part of speech is illocutionarity?
Illocutionarity is a noun.

Words near illocutionarity in the dictionary

  1. illocutes
  2. illocuting
  3. illocution
  4. illocutional
  5. illocutionarily
  6. illocutionarity
  7. illocutionary
  8. illocutionary act
  9. illocutionary acts
  10. illocutions
  11. illocutive

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