Linguistics

Illocutionary Force Indicating Device (IFID)

An Illocutionary Force Indicating Device (IFID) is a linguistic element that clarifies the speaker's intention behind an utterance, distinguishing between…

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Illocutionary Force: Understanding the Speaker’s Intent

Illocutionary force refers to the speaker's intention in uttering a statement, such as promising, warning, or requesting. It's crucial for…

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Illocutionary Denegation: Understanding Negative Speech Acts

Illocutionary denegation refers to the negation of the speech act itself, not just its propositional content. It's about denying the…

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Illocutionary Consistency

Illocutionary consistency ensures that a speaker's intended action (like promising or warning) aligns with their utterance, maintaining sincerity and avoiding…

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Illocutionary Connectives: Linking Speech Acts

Illocutionary connectives bridge speech acts, clarifying the relationship between utterances. They guide interpretation by signaling logical, temporal, or causal links…

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Illocutionary Conditional

An illocutionary conditional is a complex speech act where the performance of one speech act is conditional on the performance…

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Illocutionary Act: Understanding the Force of Utterances

An illocutionary act is the speaker's intention or purpose in making an utterance, distinct from the literal meaning (locutionary) or…

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Illative Case

The illative case in linguistics indicates motion into, towards, or within a location. It's common in agglutinative languages, marking the…

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Idiom

An idiom is a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal meanings of its constituent words.…

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Ideophone

An ideophone is a word that vividly evokes a sensation, sound, or visual image. Unlike onomatopoeia, it often goes beyond…

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