Definition
An expressive illocutionary point is an illocutionary point which communicates an attitude or emotion about the state of affairs described in the propositional content of the utterance.
Discussion
According to certain analyses, an expressive illocutionary point is one of the five basic purposes that a speaker can have in making an utterance.
Examples
(English)
I deplore his rudeness.
Sources 2
- Searle and Vanderveken 1985, 39–40
- Crystal 1985, 116