Assertive Illocutionary Point

An assertive illocutionary point is an illocutionary point in which the speaker purposes to present that the state of affairs described by the propositional content of the utterance is actual.

An illocutionary point is the basic purpose of a speaker in making an utterance.
It is a component of illocutionary force.

According to certain analyses, there are five kinds of illocutionary points:

• To assert something

• To commit to doing something

• To attempt to get someone to do something

• To bring about a state of affairs by the utterance

• To express an attitude or emotion

Here are some kinds of illocutionary points:

• Commissive illocutionary point

a commissive illocutionary point is the illocutionary point of a speaker committing to bring about the state of affairs described in the propositional content of the utterance.

• Declarative illocutionary point

A declarative illocutionary point is an illocutionary point in which, by making an utterance, a speaker brings into existence the state of affairs described in the propositional content of the utterance.

• Directive illocutionary point

A directive illocutionary point is an illocutionary point in which the speaker attempts to get someone to bring about the state of affairs described by the propositional content of the utterance.

• Expressive illocutionary point

An expressive illocutionary point is an illocutionary point which communicates an attitude or emotion about the state of affairs described in the propositional content of the utterance.