Chain Of Illocutionary Commitments

Related terms

  • RT Commitment Between Illocutionary Acts
  • RT Illocutionary Act
Definition note

A chain of illocutionary commitments is a set of illocutionary acts which are ordered by the relationship of commitment between acts.

Example note

(English)

  • Swearing commits one to asserting, which in turn commits one to suggesting.
Bibliographic note
Page/s: 84
Source: Searle and Vanderveken 1985

Searle, John, and Daniel Vanderveken. 1985.Foundations of illocutionary logic. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University.