illocution
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor.
Noun[edit]
illocution (plural illocutions)
- (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.
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Translations[edit]
aim of speaker
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