The same locution could have a different illocutionary force in different contexts.
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Locution
//loʊ̯ˈkju.ʃn̩//
Synonyms for "locution" (85 found)
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Closest matches (17)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (42)
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21 entriesShowing 16 of 21 words.
Translations
15 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- идиом noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
- израз noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
Finnish
2 entries- ilmestys noun (supernatural revelation)
- sanontatapa noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
Greek
3 entries- έκφραση noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
- έκφραση noun (use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way)
- ιδιωματισμός noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
Interlingua
2 entries- locution noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
- locution noun (use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way)
Polish
4 entries- lokucja noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
- lokucja noun (use of a word or phrase in an unusual or specialized way)
- lokucja noun (supernatural revelation)
- powiedzenie noun (phrase or expression connected to an individual or a group of individuals)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
A utters locution B, meaning illocution C, and resulting in perlocution D.
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The television show host is widely recognized for his all-too-common locutions.
Source: wiktionary
Another way fathers impact sons is that sons, once their voices have changed in puberty, invariably answer the telephone with the same locutions and intonations of their fathers.
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