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 Modality
Commissive modality expresses a speaker's commitment to a future action. It involves…
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…
Auxesis: Amplifying Growth and Magnitude
Auxesis is a rhetorical device that involves a gradual increase in intensity,…
Assertive Illocutionary Point
Assertive illocutionary points concern statements of fact or belief. They commit the…
Antonomasia: The Power of Substitution in Language
Antonomasia is a rhetorical device where a proper name is replaced by…