Definition
An intended perlocutionary effect is what a speaker intends an utterance to achieve in an addressee
Discussion
Some analysts consider an intended perlocutionary effect to be part of the definition of a type of illocutionary act.
Examples
- To inform the addressee
- To get the addressee to do something
- To get the addressee to have a particular expectation
Sources 1
- Reiss 1985, 41–42