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prelocution
prelocution
English
Noun
prelocution (plural prelocutions)
- (linguistics) a mental planning act before a verbal locution in a speech act
- 2013, 张结根, 言前行为的实施原则和语用解释力, pages （1）71-74
- On the Prelocutionary Act in Speech Events，http://www.tronest.cn/Article.asp?id=1371565
- 2013, 张结根, 言前行为的实施原则和语用解释力, pages （1）71-74
Related terms
- locution
- illocution
- perlocution
- prelocutionary