Defective Illocutionary Act
Defective Illocutionary Act
A defective illocutionary act is an illocutionary act, whether successful or unsuccessful, in which one or more of the preparatory or sincerity conditions for the act are not met.
(English)
- The utterance Pass the salt in a situation in which a preparatory condition, the addressee’s ability to comply, is not met because there is no salt on the table
- A lie or insincere promise, in which the act itself is defective even if the statement or promise is successfully made
Page/s: 22–23
Source: Searle and Vanderveken 1985
Searle, John, and Daniel Vanderveken. 1985.Foundations of illocutionary logic. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Broader Terms
Related terms
- RT⇆ Addressee
- RT⇆ Preparatory Condition
- RT⇆ Sincerity Condition
- RT⇆ Utterance
