A presupposition is an implicit assumption about the world or background belief relating to an utterance. It's something the speaker…
The prehesternal past tense refers to a hypothetical grammatical construct indicating an action completed before a specific, yet undefined, past…
Metrical phonology is a linguistic theory that analyzes the rhythmic structure of speech. It models stress patterns, syllable prominence, and…
Illocutionary denegation refers to the negation of the speech act itself, not just its propositional content. It's about denying the…
Illocutionary consistency ensures that a speaker's intended action (like promising or warning) aligns with their utterance, maintaining sincerity and avoiding…
An illocutionary act is the speaker's intention or purpose in making an utterance, distinct from the literal meaning (locutionary) or…
A defective illocutionary act occurs when the intended force of an utterance is not successfully conveyed due to issues in…
Assertive illocutionary points concern statements of fact or belief. They commit the speaker to the truth of the proposition expressed,…
Semantic vagueness posits that ambiguity resides in language itself, not in reality or our understanding. It contrasts with rebus and…
An object language is the system or language under examination. It's distinct from the metalanguage, which is used to discuss…