"illocution" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: illocutions [plural]
Etymology: From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor. Etymology templates: {{m|la|il-||in}} il- (“in”), {{m|la|in-}} in-, {{m|en|locution||speech}} locution (“speech”), {{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. Wikipedia link: illocution Categories (topical): Linguistics, Pragmatics Derived forms: illocutionary, illocute Related terms: locution, allocution, perlocution Translations (aim of speaker): ilokuce [feminine] (Czech), illocutie [feminine] (Dutch), illocution [feminine] (French), Illokution [feminine] (German), 발화 (balhwa) (Korean)

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