What is an illocutionary force indicating device?

An illocutionary force indicating device is any linguistic element that indicates or delimits the illocutionary force of an utterance.

• Word order
• Mood

• What is a performative?

Searle and Vanderveken 1985 2

Context for this page:

• Concept module: illocutionary force indicating device
• In overview module: Glossary (Linguistics): I
• 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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