"illocution" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: illocutions [plural]
Etymology: From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|loquor|}} Latin loquor Head templates: {{en-noun}} illocution (plural illocutions)
  1. (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. Translations (Ithkuil term): 语为 (Chinese Mandarin), иллокуция (illokucija) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-illocution-en-noun-6XrYlLV7 Categories (other): Linguistics, Pragmatics Disambiguation of Pragmatics: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences Disambiguation of 'Ithkuil term': 57 43
  2. (Ithkuil, linguistics) A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response.
    Sense id: en-illocution-en-noun-lfKTYAtk Categories (other): Linguistics, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Russian translations, Pragmatics Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pragmatics: 46 54 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: illocute, illocutionary Related terms: allocution, locution, perlocution Translations (aim of speaker): ilokuce [feminine] (Czech), illocutie [feminine] (Dutch), illocution [feminine] (French), Illokution [feminine] (German), 발화 (balhwa) (Korean), иллокуция (illokucija) (Russian)
Disambiguation of 'aim of speaker': 49 51

Inflected forms

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