perlocution

English

Etymology

per- +‎ locution

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /pɜləʊkjuʃən/
(US) IPA^(key): /pɜɹləkjuʃən/

Noun

perlocution (plural perlocutions)

(linguistics) The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Derived terms

perlocutionary

Related terms

Translations

effect of utterance

Dutch: perlocutie f
German: Perlokution (de) f

Spanish: perlocución f

Anagrams

prelocution

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.