illocutionary force

The illocutionary force of an utterance is the speaker's intention in producing that utterance. An illocutionary act is an instance of a culturally-defined ... illocutionaryforce OneDefinition:IllocutionaryForce Theillocutionaryforceofanutteranceisthespeaker'sintention inproducingthatutterance.Anillocutionaryactisaninstanceof aculturally-definedspeechacttype,characterisedbyaparticular illocutionaryforce;forexample,promising,advising,warning,.. Thus,ifaspeakerasksHow'sthatsaladdoing? Isit readyyet?"asawayof("politely")enquiringaboutthe salad, his/her intentmaybeinfacttomakethewaiterbringthesalad. Thustheillocutionaryforceoftheutteranceisnotaninquiryaboutthe progressofsaladconstruction,butademandthatthesaladbe brought. Anotherdefinition: Illocutionaryforceisthecombinationof theillocutionarypointofanutterance,and theparticularpresuppositionsandattitudesthatmustaccompany thatpoint,includingthe strengthoftheillocutionarypoint preparatoryconditions propositionalcontentconditions modeofachievement sincerityconditions,and strengthofsincerityconditions. Examples(English) Illocutionaryforcedistinguishesthefollowingtypesofacts: Asserting Promising Excommunicating Exclaiminginpain Inquiring Ordering Seealso identityofillocutionaryforces Sources Crystal1980:152,SearleandVanderveken1985:1,7-9,20-21 Formorelinguisticdefinitions,gotolinguisticglossary.