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Illocutionary meaning

Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking.

Using Illocutionary

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking.
  • In the example corpus, illocutionary often appears in combinations such as: illocutionary act, the illocutionary, primary illocutionary.

Context around Illocutionary

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 4 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

primary 2× secondary 2× act 1×

Often after:

act 6× logic 1× acts 1×

Sentence patterns with Illocutionary

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and secondary illocutionary acts 1× especially the illocutionary act are 1× locutionary act illocutionary act and 1× of an illocutionary logic has 1× of the illocutionary point 1× the primary illocutionary act 178 1× the primary illocutionary act is 1× the secondary illocutionary act is 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a first attempt 1× breaking a social 1× bruno ambroise from 1× here the primary 1× in connection with 1× searle argues that 1×

Common sentence endings:

as speech acts 1× d vandervecken 1985 1× feeling or attitude 1× illocutionary act 178 1× of speech acts 1× ready to leave 1×

Words around Illocutionary

Just before it in the word index:

illo 3 illnesses 872 illness 3.520 illman 3 illius 2 illithids 3

Just after it in the word index:

illogan 2 illogic 3 illogical 90 illogicality 5 illogically 5 illot 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Illocutionary

  • In this selection, "illocutionary" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, primary, secondary, act, act, logic and acts stand out and add context to how "illocutionary" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and secondary illocutionary acts and especially the illocutionary act are. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "illocutionary" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with illocutionary

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Bruno Ambroise, From Speech Act Theory to Pragmatics: The loss of the illocutionary point. (14 words)

In connection with indirect speech acts, Searle introduces the notions of 'primary' and 'secondary' illocutionary acts. (16 words)

All of these three acts, but especially the "illocutionary act", are nowadays commonly classified as "speech acts". (17 words)

Longer example sentences

Here the primary illocutionary act is Y's rejection of X's suggestion, and the secondary illocutionary act is Y's statement that Y is not ready to leave. (29 words)

The terminology he introduced, especially the notions " locutionary act ", " illocutionary act ", and " perlocutionary act ", occupied an important role in what was then to become the "study of speech acts". (29 words)

Searle argues that a similar process can be applied to any indirect speech act as a model to find the primary illocutionary act (178). (24 words)

Example sentences (8)

Here the primary illocutionary act is Y's rejection of X's suggestion, and the secondary illocutionary act is Y's statement that Y is not ready to leave.

A first attempt to give some grounds of an illocutionary logic has been given by John Searle and D. Vandervecken 1985.

All of these three acts, but especially the "illocutionary act", are nowadays commonly classified as "speech acts".

Breaking a social taboo can act as an emotional release, with the illocutionary act of expressing a feeling or attitude.

Bruno Ambroise, From Speech Act Theory to Pragmatics: The loss of the illocutionary point.

In connection with indirect speech acts, Searle introduces the notions of 'primary' and 'secondary' illocutionary acts.

Searle argues that a similar process can be applied to any indirect speech act as a model to find the primary illocutionary act (178).

The terminology he introduced, especially the notions " locutionary act ", " illocutionary act ", and " perlocutionary act ", occupied an important role in what was then to become the "study of speech acts".

Common combinations with illocutionary

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "illocutionary" in a sentence?
An example: "Here the primary illocutionary act is Y's rejection of X's suggestion, and the secondary illocutionary act is Y's statement that Y is not ready to leave." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "illocutionary" from authentic English texts.
What does "illocutionary" mean?
Illocutionary means: Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking.
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