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Meaning of perlocution

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

perlocution

Pronunciation:/pɜləʊkjuʃən//pɜɹləkjuʃən/

noun

Definitions

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

Sources:https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/perlocution

Related words

paralanguagepathopoeiaprolocutioncircumlocutionexophoraepilanguagepsycholingprolation