Illocutionary vs Commissive - What's the difference?
illocutionary | commissive |
(linguistics) Of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking.
By commission; resulting from a positive act.
(pragmatics) Making a commitment, such as a promise or threat, by illocutionary means.
(pragmatics) A speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.
As adjectives the difference between illocutionary and commissive
is that illocutionary is of, pertaining to, or deriving from illocution, the performance of acts by speaking while commissive is by commission; resulting from a positive act.As a noun commissive is
a speech act by which a commitment is made, such as a promise or threat.illocutionary
English
Adjective
(-)- "I pronounce you man and wife" is a descriptive statement, but also has illocutionary force.
Synonyms
* illocutional (rare)Derived terms
* illocutionarity * illocutionary actExternal links
* (Illocutionary act)commissive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- This error was commissive rather than omissive.
- "I will kill you if you do that" is a commissive statement.