... _____________________________________________ http://www.ebook.edu.vn 163 The above-mentioned three -part distinction by Austin [1 962 ] is less frequently used than a two -part distinction between the propositional content ... acts.” [Richards et al, 1985: 168 - 169 ] In brief, the LOCUTION of an utterance is producing an utterance, which is “a meaningful linguistic expression” [Jule, 19 96: 48]; the ILLOCUTION of an ... its particular words and structure(s); (b) illocutionary meaning (also known as illocutionary force), which is the effect the utterance might have on the hearer. [Richards et al, 1985: 265 ]...