Illocution

Origin

From il- ("not") (an assimilated version of in-) + locution ("speech"), from Latin loquor

Full definition of illocution

Noun

1. (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

Derived terms

• illocutionary

Related terms

• locution
• allocution
• perlocution
• illocute