ILLOCUTIONARY


Meaning of ILLOCUTIONARY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌi-lə-ˈkyü-shə-ˌner-ē, ˌi(l)-lō- ]

adjective

Etymology: in- (II) + locution

Date: 1955

: relating to or being the communicative effect (as commanding or requesting) of an utterance

“There's a snake under you” may have the illocutionary force of a warning

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.