Intended Perlocutionary Effect
Definition:
An intended perlocutionary effect is what a speaker intends an utterance to achieve in an addressee
Discussion:
Some analysts consider an intended perlocutionary effect to be part of the definition of a type of illocutionary act.
Examples:
- To inform the addressee
- To get the addressee to do something
- To get the addressee to have a particular expectation
Source:
41–42
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.