Conventional implicature refers to meaning that is suggested or implied by an utterance, but not strictly entailed by its literal…
A conjunctive illocutionary act combines multiple speech acts into a single utterance, where the meaning of one act depends on…
Compound discourse involves the intricate interplay of multiple communicative acts to convey a complex message. It moves beyond simple statements…
A complex illocutionary act combines multiple basic speech acts into a single, more nuanced communicative intention, often involving conditions or…
This concept explores how performing one speech act can obligate or commit the speaker to performing subsequent acts, influencing conversational…
Commissive modality expresses a speaker's commitment to a future action. It involves promises, threats, and vows, binding the speaker to…
Clausal implicature refers to the meaning conveyed beyond the literal words of a sentence. It arises from conversational principles, context,…
Bounded deixis refers to the use of deictic expressions whose reference is fixed within a specific context, like a text…
The assumptive mood is a grammatical mood used to express a speaker's belief that a statement is true or will…
Assertive illocutionary points concern statements of fact or belief. They commit the speaker to the truth of the proposition expressed,…