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ALL meanings of perlocution

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  • adjective perlocution (of a speech act) producing an effect upon the listener, as in persuading, frightening, amusing, or causing the listener to act. 1
  • noun perlocution the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person 0
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