Metalocutionary act

Metalocutionary act

In linguistic pragmatics, the term metalocutionary act is sometimes used for a speech act that is about the conversation itself rather than about its primary substance.


References

S. Gibbon (1983): "Intonation in context: an essay on metalocutionary deixis". In: G. Rauh (ed.), Essays on deixis. Tübingen: Gunter.