Illocution as a Multidimensional Communicative Category: Integrative Analysis of Speech Act Theory, Cognitive Pragmatics, Interactional Discourse, and Social Semiotics
Keywords:
illocution, speech act theory, intention, pragmatic inference, indirectness, linguistic personality, discourse interaction, social semiotics, politeness theory, cognitive pragmaticsAbstract
This extended analytical article explores illocution as a central communicative
mechanism by synthesizing classical speech act theory, cognitive-inferential
pragmatics, interactional linguistics, and social semiotics. Drawing on V.N.
Vasilina’s foundational research alongside the work of Austin, Searle, Grice,
Goffman, Brown & Levinson, Heritage, van Dijk, Weigand, Bhatia, Mey, Halliday,
Tomasello, Clark, Sperber & Wilson, and Karaulov, the study argues that illocution is
not a simple linguistic feature but a multilayered semiotic action embedded in
intention, cognition, social norms, and discourse organization. The analysis
demonstrates that illocution emerges from the interaction between linguistic form,
mental states, inferential reasoning, cultural expectations, and interactional
sequencing. The article concludes that illocution is a dynamic, negotiable, culturally
situated phenomenon that requires a comprehensive interdisciplinary perspective
