Illocutionary Force: Understanding the Speaker’s Intent
Illocutionary force refers to the speaker's intention in uttering a statement, such…
Force As A Semantic Role
Exploring the concept of 'force' as a semantic role in linguistics, examining…
Elementary Illocutionary Act
The elementary illocutionary act is the fundamental unit of meaning in speech…
Directive Illocutionary Point
The directive illocutionary point refers to speech acts intended to get the…
Direct Illocution
Direct illocutionary acts convey their intended meaning straightforwardly, without relying on indirect…
Declarative Illocutionary Point
A speech act theory concept defining the speaker's intention to convey information…
Conjunctive Illocutionary Act
A conjunctive illocutionary act combines multiple speech acts into a single utterance,…
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…