illocution

== English == === Etymology === From il- (“in”) (an assimilated version of in-) + locution (“speech”), from Latin loquor. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɪləˈkjuːʃn/ === Noun === illocution (plural illocutions) (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used. (Ithkuil, linguistics) A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====