Illocutionary Connective
Illocutionary Connective
An illocutionary connective is a connective that is used to join two or more illocutionary acts in one utterance.
(English)
I will go to his house, but will he be there?
The word but joins two illocutionary acts: the assertion that the speaker will go to someone’s house and the question whether the person concerned will be there.
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Source: Searle and Vanderveken 1985
Searle, John, and Daniel Vanderveken. 1985.Foundations of illocutionary logic. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.
Related terms
- RT⇆ Connective
- RT⇆ Illocutionary Act
- RT⇆ Utterance
