Perlocute

Synonyms for "perlocute"

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[…] a case in which a question illocuted as a genuine, non-rhetorical question is erroneously perlocuted as a rhetorical question.

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Typically, one can illocute in order to perlocute, but not conversely.

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Whether the interactive effect of perlocuting occurs is under the addressee's responsibility.

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