What is an elementary illocutionary act?

An elementary illocutionary act is an illocutionary act that

• does not have a negated illocutionary force
• is not performed conditionally, and
• is not conjoined to another illocutionary act.

• What is an illocutionary act?

Searle and Vanderveken 1985 3, 74–76

Context for this page:

• Concept module: elementary illocutionary act
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): E
• 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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