Illocutionary Force
Illocutionary Force
Illocutionary force is the combination of the
- illocutionary point of an utterance, and
- particular presuppositions and attitudes that must accompany that point, including the
- strength of the illocutionary point
- preparatory conditions
- propositional content conditions
- mode of achievement
- sincerity conditions, and
- strength of sincerity conditions.
(English)
Illocutionary force distinguishes the following types of acts:
- Asserting
- Promising
- Excommunicating
- Exclaiming in pain
- Inquiring
- Ordering
Page/s: 1, 7–9, 20–21
Source: Searle and Vanderveken 1985
Searle, John, and Daniel Vanderveken. 1985.Foundations of illocutionary logic. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Page/s: 152
Source: Crystal 1980
Crystal, David. 1980.A first dictionary of linguistics and phonetics. Boulder, CO: Westview.
More specific terms
- NT1 ↓ Performative
Related terms
- RT⇆ Anticipatory Illocution
- RT⇆ Complex Illocutionary Act
- RT⇆ Direct Illocution
- RT⇆ Elementary Illocutionary Act
- RT⇆ Hedged Performative
- RT⇆ Identity Of Illocutionary Forces
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Act
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Denegation
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Force Indicating Device
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Point
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Verb
- RT⇆ Indirect Illocution
- RT⇆ Mode Of Achievement
- RT⇆ Mood And Modality
- RT⇆ Performative Verb
- RT⇆ Preparatory Condition
- RT⇆ Presupposition
- RT⇆ Proposition
- RT⇆ Propositional Content Condition
- RT⇆ Rhetorical Question
- RT⇆ Sincerity Condition
- RT⇆ Strength Of Sincerity Conditions
