illocutionary
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əˈkyu adjective Philosophy, Linguistics.
pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.
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illocution (ˌɪləˈkjuːʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| philosophy See also performative Compare perlocution Also called: illocutionary act an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening | |
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| illo'cutionary | |
| —adj | |
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Illocutionary
has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
| (used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.) |
| given to using long words. |
Example sentences
Persuasion is central in both, but the grammatical structures and illocutionary devices available in each language vary.
To perform an illocutionary act is to use a locution with a certain force.
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