"perlocution" meaning in English

See perlocution in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɜləʊkjuʃən/ [UK], /pɜɹləkjuʃən/ [US] Forms: perlocutions [plural]
Etymology: per- + locution Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|per|locution}} per- + locution Head templates: {{en-noun}} perlocution (plural perlocutions)
  1. (linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses. Wikipedia link: perlocution Categories (topical): Linguistics Derived forms: perlocutionary, perlocute Related terms: locution, illocution Translations (effect of utterance): perlocutie [feminine] (Dutch), Perlokution [feminine] (German), perlocución [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-perlocution-en-noun-roBnDgQS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with per- Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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