illocutionary

[ il-uh-kyoo-shuh-ner-ee ]
/ ˌɪl əˈkyu ʃəˌnɛr i /

adjective Philosophy, Linguistics.

pertaining to a linguistic act performed by a speaker in producing an utterance, as suggesting, warning, promising, or requesting.
Compare locutionary, perlocutionary.

Origin of illocutionary

First recorded in 1950–55; il-1 + locution + -ary

OTHER WORDS FROM illocutionary

il·lo·cu·tion, noun

Words nearby illocutionary

illiteracy, illiterate, illiterati, illness, illocution, illocutionary, illogic, illogical, illogicality, illude, illume

British Dictionary definitions for illocution

illocution
/ (ˌɪləˈkjuːʃən) /

noun

philosophy an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening Also called: illocutionary act See also performative Compare perlocution

Derived forms of illocution

illocutionary, adjective

Word Origin for illocution

C20: from il- + locution