Illocution test: Difference between revisions

Created page with "How can we tell if an act someone might perform in a conversation is an illocution? Is "making a promise" an illocution? What about "telling a joke"? == The illocution test == Asserting a fact, asking a question, and making a promise are all different illocutions: you can't assert a fact that is also a question, or ask a question that is also a promise. On the other hand, "joking" is not an illocution. It fails the '''illocution test''', by being ''compatible'' wit..."