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taxonomy of illocutionary acts: a standalone construct

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Pragmatics

a five-way classification of what speakers do with utterances, based on illocutionary point, direction of fit and expressed psychological state.

In pragmatics, taxonomy of illocutionary acts refers to a five-way classification of what speakers do with utterances, based on illocutionary point, direction of fit and expressed psychological state. This meaning comes from Searle (1976) in Language in Society.[1]

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Searle, J. R. (1976). A classification of illocutionary acts. Language in Society, 5(1), 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0047404500006837

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