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Glossary term C

Conjunctive Illocutionary Act

Definition

A conjunctive illocutionary act is a complex illocutionary act that consists of the performance of two or more illocutionary acts in one utterance.

Examples

(English)

The following illocutionary act consists of an assertion and a question:

  • I will go to his house, but will he be there?

    • See also

    Illocutionary Act Utterance

    Sources 1

    1. Searle and Vanderveken 1985, 4, 74
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