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perlocution en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /pɜɹləˈkjuʃən/ (US)
  • /pɜləʊˈkjuʃən/ (UK)

Etymology

From per- + locution.

Meanings

  1. The effect the terms used by a speaker can have on another speaker and their emotions and responses.

Forms

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perlocutions Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

perlocutionary · perlocute

Relateds

illocution · locution

Translations (3)

nl perlocutie (effect of utterance) · de Perlokution (effect of utterance) · es perlocución (effect of utterance)