illocution

As nouns the difference between illocution and elocution

is that illocution is the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used while elocution is the art of public speaking with expert control of gesture and voice, etc.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and illocution

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while illocution is (linguistics) the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

As a noun illocution

is the aim of a speaker in making an utterance as opposed to the meaning of the terms used.

As an adjective illocutive is

of or pertaining to illocution.