Definition of "illocution" in английский

noun

1. (linguistics) The aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

2. (Ithkuil, linguistics) A type of speech act being made by a speaker, i.e., the purpose of the statement in terms of how the addressee is to interpret either its truth-value, or its requirements and demands upon the speaker in terms of a physical or psychological response.