Illocutionary Point

The illocutionary point is the speaker's intention in performing a speech act. It defines what the speaker is trying to achieve, such as promising, warning, or questioning.

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Illocutionary Inconsistency

Illocutionary inconsistency occurs when a speaker's intended meaning (illocutionary force) conflicts with the literal meaning of their utterance, leading to potential misunderstandings or deliberate ambiguity.

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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 statements, questions, commands, and promises.

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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 effective communication and understanding meaning beyond literal words.

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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 performance of an action like promising or threatening.

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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 manipulative language.

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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 between intended meanings and actions.

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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 of another. It's about the 'if-then' of doing things with…

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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 the effect (perlocutionary). It's about what you *do* with words.

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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 destination of movement with a specific suffix.

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