#locution

• Speech act — A fundamental concept in linguistic pragmatics (developed by J.L. Austin and J. Searle) that defines an utterance not just as a sequence of words, but as an intentional action through which the speaker alters the state of affairs in reality (e.g., promising, ordering, asserting). The structure of a speech act includes three correlated dimensions: the locutionary act (producing the utterance), the illocutionary act (the intended force of the message), and the perlocutionary act (the effect produced on the receiver).
• Adverbial — Having the nature, value, or function of an adverb; resulting from the transformation or utilization of another part of speech as an adverb. In syntactic analysis, the term describes complex structures, locutions, or entire subordinate clauses that fulfill the role of a circumstantial modifier in relation to a governing element.
• Address — A short, occasional, and concise speech delivered by a public figure, an official, or a host during a festivity, a ceremony, or a solemn gathering. Unlike an extended structured discourse, it focuses on delivering a direct message with a strong emotional or protocol impact, strictly tailored to the moment of the event.
• Allocution — A full and standardized synonymous form of the noun 'alocuție'; it represents a short and focused speech delivered solemnly before an audience on the occasion of a special event. This structural element of official rhetoric serves to outline the guidelines of a gathering or to express formal congratulations, maintaining an elevated and concise tone.
• Aman-zaman — An intensified form of the interjection 'aman', used to express a supreme, repeated, and ardent plea for forgiveness, time, or indulgence; with great pleading, on bended knee. In old popular speech or fairy tales, it represented the ultimate moment of surrender where a character begged for a final respite (zaman) or full mercy from their oppressor.
• Out of arguments now — A hybrid compound form or internet slang expression consisting of the Romanian contraction 'amnu' (not now) and the English-derived slang 'amo' (graphical variation for 'ammo' - ammunition, resources, arguments). It is used informally to signal a temporary lack of replies, counterarguments, or energy during a debate.
• Aperto libro — A Latin phrase (literally translated as 'with the open book') used in academic or literary environments to describe the action of translating, interpreting, reading, or analyzing a text on the spot, directly at first sight, without prior preparation, study, or consultation of dictionaries.
• This time — An adverbial locution used structurally to indicate the current moment, the present situation, or the current occasion, meaning 'this time', 'now', or 'in this specific case'; it often marks a clear opposition or a change in dynamics compared to past events or actions.