Glossary term E

Elementary Illocutionary Act

An elementary illocutionary act is an illocutionary act that:

  • does not have a negated illocutionary force
  • is not performed conditionally
  • is not conjoined to another illocutionary act
  1. Searle and Vanderveken 1985, 3, 74–76
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