illocution in English
noun
1
an act of speaking or writing which in itself effects or constitutes the intended action, e.g. ordering, warning, or promising.
Though both reject a mere psychological description of authorial intent, they differ with regards to whether intention is restricted to illocutions or incorporates perlocutionary elements as well.
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1. This is most serious during the discussion of locution and illocution.