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illocutionary act

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

Noun

illocutionary act (usually uncountable, plural illocutionary acts)

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

Forms of illocutionary act

pluralillocutionary acts

Questions about illocutionary act

What does illocutionary act mean?
Illocutionary act means the communicative action performed by a speaker when making an utterance, where the speaker's intention behind the utterance is crucial to its meaning.
What part of speech is illocutionary act?
Illocutionary act is a noun.
What is the plural of illocutionary act?
The plural of illocutionary act is illocutionary acts.

Words near illocutionary act in the dictionary

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

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