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