Chain Of Illocutionary Commitments
Definition:
A chain of illocutionary commitments is a set of illocutionary acts which are ordered by the relationship of commitment between acts.
Examples:
(English)
- Swearing commits one to asserting, which in turn commits one to suggesting.
Source:
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.