perlocution

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Italic *per

Latin perbor.

Proto-Indo-European *per-der.

Proto-Italic *peri-

Latin per-bor.

English per-

English locution

English perlocution

From per- + locution.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/

Noun

perlocution (plural perlocutions)

1. (linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Derived terms

• perlocutionary
• perlocute

Related terms

• locution
• illocution

Translations

effect of utterance

• Dutch: perlocutie f
• German: Perlokution (de) f
• Spanish: perlocución f

Anagrams

• prelocution