Definition
A mode of achievement is the means employed by a speaker to accomplish the illocutionary point of an utterance.
Examples
(English)
- The exercise of authority due to position, in achieving a directive illocutionary point when giving a command
- Assuming the position of a supplicant in achieving a directive illocutionary point when begging
- Assuming the position of witness in achieving an assertive illocutionary point when testifying
Sources 2
- Searle and Vanderveken 1985, 15–16, 40
- Searle 1979, 5–6