Mode Of Achievement
Definition:
A mode of achievement is the means employed by a speaker to accomplish the illocutionary point of an utterance.
Examples:
(English)
- The exercise of authority due to position, in achieving a directive illocutionary point when giving a command
- Assuming the position of a supplicant in achieving a directive illocutionary point when begging
- Assuming the position of witness in achieving an assertive illocutionary point when testifying
See Also:
Source:
15–16, 40
5–6
This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library. Version 5.0 published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 2003.