Defective Illocutionary Act
A defective illocutionary act occurs when the intended force of an utterance…
Conjunctive Illocutionary Act
A conjunctive illocutionary act combines multiple speech acts into a single utterance,…
Complex Illocutionary Act
A complex illocutionary act combines multiple basic speech acts into a single,…
Commitment Between Illocutionary Acts
This concept explores how performing one speech act can obligate or commit…
Commissive Illocutionary Point
Commissive illocutionary point refers to speech acts where the speaker commits themselves…
Chain Of Illocutionary Commitments
A sequence of speech acts where each utterance creates a commitment, building…
Assertive Illocutionary Point
Assertive illocutionary points concern statements of fact or belief. They commit the…