illocution

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Synonyms: allocution, locution, allocation, collocution, elocution, adlocution, illocutive

Antonyms: allocution, locution, allocation, collocution, elocution, adlocution, illocutive

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|linguistics}} The [[aim]] of a [[speaker]] in making an [[utterance]] as opposed to the [[meaning]] of the [[term]]s used.
2. {{lb|en|[[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.

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