What is an assertive illocutionary point?

An assertive illocutionary point is an illocutionary point in which the speaker purposes to present that the state of affairs described by the propositional content of the utterance is actual.

• What is an illocutionary point?

Searle and Vanderveken 1985 38

Context for this page:

• Concept module: assertive illocutionary point
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): A
• 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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