Illocutionary Definition
iləkyo͝ozhənerē
adjective
Of or having to do with that aspect of an utterance which relates to the speaker's intention as distinct from what is actually said or the effect on a listener.
Webster's New World
(linguistics) Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking.
"I pronounce you man and wife" is a descriptive statement, but also has illocutionary force.
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Origin of Illocutionary
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From illocution + -ary.
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