What is a target?

Definition
	A target is the ultimate intended recipient of a speaker's message, especially when distinct from the addressee.

Example (English)
	In the following example, Billie is the target, but not the addressee: Billie is to come in now.

Sources
	Gazdar 1979, cited by Levinson 1983 69

Concept module: target
In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): T
In modular book: Glossary of linguistic terms, by Eugene E. Loos (general editor), Susan Anderson (editor), Dwight H., Day, Jr. (editor), Paul C. Jordan (editor), and J. Douglas Wingate (editor)
In bookshelf: Linguistics

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