Definition
A perlocutionary act is a speech act that produces an effect, intended or not, achieved in an addressee by a speaker’s utterance.
Examples
(English)
Here are some examples of perlocutionary acts:
- Persuading
- Convincing
- Scaring
- Insulting
- Getting the addressee to do something
Sources 2
- Searle 1969, 25
- Crystal 1985, 225