308
edits
Illocution test: Difference between revisions
*hiss* non-existent link, get smacked. (replaced it with a link to refgram because otherwise it would just be pointing to nothing. and nothing is bad. hmm..... bad wording)
(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...") |
(*hiss* non-existent link, get smacked. (replaced it with a link to refgram because otherwise it would just be pointing to nothing. and nothing is bad. hmm..... bad wording)) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
How can we tell if an act someone might perform in a conversation is an [ | How can we tell if an act someone might perform in a conversation is an [https://toaq.net/refgram/18/ illocution]? Is "making a promise" an illocution? What about "telling a joke"? | ||
== The illocution test == | == The illocution test == | ||