prelocution

noun

prelocution

noun

Etymology From pre- + locution.

1

Human sciences, Linguistics, Sciences a mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act

  • On the Prelocutionary Act in Speech Events,https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103820/http://www.tronest.cn/Article.asp?id=13715652013, 张结根, 言前行为的实施原则和语用解释力, pages (1)71-74
Related terms
locution, illocution, perlocution, prelocutionary

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