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ILLOCUTIONARY [3 records]

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Record 1 1986-12-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
DEF

That aspect of meaning of a particular word or group of words which is based on the feelings and ideas it arouses in the minds of speaker (or writer) and hearer (or reader).

OBS

"affective meaning" and "emotive meaning": These terms refer to more highly emotional connotations.

OBS

"illocutionary meaning" : This term has a completely different sense in theoretical linguistics and should not be used here.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sémantique
CONT

Le sens affectif d'un mot est constitué par l'ensemble des associations affectives qui sont liées à son emploi, par opposition au sens cognitif (...).

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Semantics
CONT

[J. L. Austin] described "performative" utterances, such as "I promise" which, apparently a statement, is in fact an act or performance, and an example of an utterance having "illocutionary" force.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sémantique
CONT

A la suite de J. L. Austin, on qualifie d'illocutionnaire (ou illocutoire) tout acte de parole réalisant ou tendant à réaliser l'action dénommée: par exemple, la phrase "Je promets de ne plus recommencer" réalise en même temps l'acte de "promettre". On distingue notamment, parmi les verbes illocutionnaires, les verbes performatifs ("ordonner") et les verbes d'attitude ("jurer").

Spanish

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Record 3 1979-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Language (General)
  • Philosophy (General)
  • Logic (Philosophy)
CONT

John Langshaw Austin(...) It was his conviction that careful and thorough investigation of "ordinary"-i. e. non-philosophical-linguistic usage was essential to philosophy as well as fruitful in itself. Using this technique in How to do Things with Words he described "performative" utterances, such as "I promise" which, apparently a statement, is in fact an act or performance, and an example of an utterance having "illocutionary" forces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Philosophie (Généralités)
  • Logique (Philosophie)
CONT

J.L. Austin appelle verbes performatifs les verbes dont l'énonciation revient à réaliser l'action qu'ils expriment et qui décrivent une certaine action du sujet parlant. Je dis, je promets, je jure sont des verbes performatifs parce que, en prononçant cette phrase, on fait l'action de dire, de promettre, de jurer.

Spanish

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